Consider the function, prove that it's bilinear, symmetric, and positive definite
[Orthogonal Polynomials]. Consider the following bi-valued function defined on the space of polynomials of degree ≤ 2:
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For whichever polynomials p(x), q(x) ∈ P≤2. Consider the following polynomials:
p0(x) = 1, p1(x) = x, p2(x) = (3/2 )x² − 1/2 .
(a) Prove that F is bilinear, symmetric, and positive definite
(b) Prove that the family (p0, p1, p2) is an orthogonal basis of P≤2.
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