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Barycentric coordinates are unique

Statement

Let v0,…,vn be affinely independent points in Rm. If x=∑i=0nλivi=∑i=0nμivi,∑i=0nλi=∑i=0nμi=1, then λi=μi for every i.

Proof

Given: Two barycentric-coordinate expressions for the same point of the simplex spanned by v0,…,vn.

1.1given

Subtract the two expressions for x to obtain ∑i=0n(λi−μi)vi=0, and subtract the two sum conditions to obtain ∑i=0n(λi−μi)=0.

2.1step 1.1∎

The previous step is an affine dependence relation among v0,…,vn whose coefficients sum to 0. Since the vertices are affinely independent, every coefficient vanishes, so λi−μi=0 for all i.

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