(This is closely related to "Taylor polynomials" which appear at the end of 1st year calculus.)

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Let a e R \ {0}, and W = {p € Pa (IR) | p(a) = 0}. Prove that {(* – a), (* – a)?,... , (* – a)} is a basis for W.
(This is closely related to "Taylor polynomials" which appear at the end of 1st year calculus.)
Transcribed Image Text:Let a e R \ {0}, and W = {p € Pa (IR) | p(a) = 0}. Prove that {(* – a), (* – a)?,... , (* – a)} is a basis for W. (This is closely related to "Taylor polynomials" which appear at the end of 1st year calculus.)
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