1 = a(1-t)(1+t)^2 + b(1+t)^2 + c(1-t)^2(1+t) + d(1-t)^2 = a(1+t-t^2-t^3) + b(1+2t+t^2) + c(1-t-t^2+t^3) + d(1-2t+t^2) = a + b + c + d + (a+2b-c-2d)t + (-a+b-c+d)t^2 + (-a+c)t^3. a + b + c + d = 1. a + 2b - c - 2d = 0. - a + b - c + d = 0. -a + c = 0. ∴a = b = c = d = 1/4.