Proving Linearly Independent Vectors over Finite Field

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Suppose there are 4 vectors over $\mathbb{Z_{19}}$, namely ${x_1} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ {17} \end{array}} \right],{x_2} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ 7 \end{array}} \right],{x_3} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ 1 \end{array}} \right],{x_1} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ 9 \end{array}} \right]$. Are $x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4$ linearly independent vectors ?