What does it mean to convert a basis in terms of the standard basis?

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If I have a basis of:

$(1, x+1, (x+1)x)$

how do I write the basis in terms of the standard basis $(1, x, x^2)$?

The answers tell me I'm supposed to get 3 vectors:

$[1,0,0] , [1,1,0], [0,1,1]$

But I'm not sure how to arrive to that point, any help is appreciated!

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You should express each basis vector as a linear combination of $(1,x,x^2)$ and take the corresponding coefficients. For example,

$$ (x+1)x = x^2 + x = 0 \cdot 1 + 1 \cdot x + 1 \cdot x^2 $$

so the corresponding vector representing $(x+1)x$ with respect to the basis $(1,x,x^2)$ is (in your notation) $[0,1,1]$.