Let V be the subspace of the vector space P3 (polynomials of degree 3 or less) spanned by the set consisting of
p1 = 2 - 2x, p2 = x - x^2, p3 = 2 + 2x, p4 = 8x,
p5 = 2 + 2x^2 + 2x^3, and p6 = x + 3x^2 - 4x^3.
1. Using the coordinate vectors of p1 - p6 (relative to the standard basis) and the ROW OPERATIONS program, find a basis for V consisting of some of p1 - p6. Then (again using the ROW OPERATIONS program) determine how to express the following polynomials as linear combinations of your basis elements:
Check your results by using the REDUCED ECHELON FORM program.
2. Keep V as above. Let q1 = 1 + x + x^2 + x^3 and q2 = 2 + x + x^3. Create 2 random (coordinate) vectors of dimension 4 for polynomials q3 and q4 (use VECTOR EDIT). Use the REDUCED ECHELON FORM program to determine whether q1 - q4 is a basis for V. (An easy way to create the appropriate matrix is to create first a 4x2 matrix whose columns are coordinate vectors for q1 and q2, then to augment it by the 2 coordinate vectors for q3 and q4.)