Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.1 Definition of an Inner Product Space - True-False Review - Page 350: g

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

Assume $p(x)=0+0x+0x^2$ Obtain $

=0$ Since $p(x) \ne 0 + 0x+0x^2$, $<>$ is not an inner product on $P_2$. We can not define an inner product on $P_2(R)$ via $

=a_0b_0$

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