Show that there exist constants $c_0,...c_n$ s.t. the Lagrange polynomial can be rewritten

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I have to show that there exist constants $c_0,...c_n$ s.t. the polynomial $$ P(x)=y_0 \frac{(x-x_1)...(x-x_n)}{(x_0-x_1)...(x_0-x_n)} + ... + y_n \frac{(x-x_0)...(x-x_{n-1})}{(x_n-x_0)...(x_n-x_{n-1)}} $$

can be rewritten as $P(x)=c_0+c_1(x-x_0)+c_2(x-x_0)(x-x_1)+...+c_n(x-x_{n-1})$

How can I show that such constants exist, and ultimately find them?

Thanks in advance!