Determine whether the following polynomials u,v, w in P(t) are linearly dependent or independent:u=t^3-4t^2+3t+3,v=t^3+2t^2+4t-1,w=2t^3-t^2-3t+5

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2021-09-17

Determine whether the following polynomials u,v, w in P(t) are linearly dependent or independent:
u=t34t2+3t+3,

v=t3+2t2+4t1,

w=2t3t23t+5

Answer & Explanation

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Let c1,c2,c3 be the constants.
So uc1+vc2+wc3=0 gives
c1(t34t2+3t+3)+c2(t3+2t2+4t1)+c3(2t3t2=3t+5)=0
t3(c1+c2+2c3)+t2(4c1+2c2c3)+t(3c1+4c23c3)+(3x1c2+5c3)=0
Comparing coefficients of t3,t2,t and constant term both sides we get,
c1+c2+2c3=0 (1)
4c1+2c2c3=0 (2)
3c1+4c23c3= (3)
and 3c1c2+5c3=0 (4)
Subtracting equation (4) from equation (3), we get
8c3=5c2
c3=(58)c2 (5)
Substituting the value of c3 in equation (1), we get
c1+c2+2(58)c2=0
c1=(94)c2 (6)
Substituting values from (5) & (6) in equation (1), we get
(94)c2+c2+(58)c2=0
So, c2=0
And so from (5) and (6) c1=c2=c3=0
Therefore, polynomials u=t34t2+3t+3,v=t3+2t2+4t1,w=2t3t23t+5 are linearly independent.

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