(a) Prove that the set ẞ = {p0(x), p1 (x), ... , Pn(x)} of Lagrange polynomials is linearly independent in Pn (b)Deduce that ẞ is a basis for Pn

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 (a) Prove that the set ẞ = {p0(x), p1 (x), ... , Pn(x)} of Lagrange polynomials is linearly independent in Pn (b)Deduce that ẞ is a basis for Pn

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