Differential Forms: Writing in Terms of Local Coordinates

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Homework Statement

Let x_1,...,x_n: M \rightarrow R be functions on a manifold which form a local coordinate system on some region. Show that every differential form on this region can be written uniquely in the form

w^k = \sum_{i_1<...<i_k} a_{i_1,...i_k}(\bf{x})dx_{1_i} \wedge .. \wedge dx_{1_k}

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The Attempt at a Solution

 

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Suppose you are in 3 dimensions. How would you write d_{x_1}d_{x_3} in that form?