Algebra: Show that v, ø(v), ø(v)^2 are independent

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Please see attached question.
I can finish part (a)

For part b, how can I find ø(v) ?
Although I can find ø(v1) and ø(v2) but I think it is unrelated to ø(v)...
 
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