Solution

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The weight is even, so opposite-parity polynomials are automatically orthogonal. Set , , then subtract lower-degree components within each parity class. The needed moments are
Thus is orthogonal to , and is orthogonal to . Parity supplies every other pair. One valid answer is
All have the required degree and positive norm; arbitrary nonzero rescalings are equally valid.

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