Using linear algebra, show that G={p1(x)=1−x+x^2, p2(x)=x, p3(x)=x+x^2} is a basis of P2, the vector space of polynomials of degree at most two with real coefficients

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Using linear algebra, show that G={p1(x)=1−x+x^2, p2(x)=x, p3(x)=x+x^2} is a basis of P2, the vector space of polynomials of degree at most two with real coefficients.

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