The Matrix of a Transformation from P2 to P1

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I don't understand how T(1), T(x), and T(x^2) were found in the picture so I did it using another method I saw on StackExchange.

(a + b)x - c => -c + (a + b)x + 0x^2 so the first row would be {0, 0, -1} (-c), second row {1, 1, 0} ( (a+b)x ) and third row {0, 0, 0,} (no x^2) but it's slightly different than the answer. What am I doing wrong or how do you calculate the way it's shown in the picture? Thanks.

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The difference between your method and the given solution is that you have ordered your basis $\{x^2,x,1\}$, but the problem tells you to order it $\{1,x,x^2\}$.