In: Advanced Math
Let P2 be the vector space of all polynomials of degree less than or equal to 2.
(i) Show that {x + 1, x2 + x, x − 1} is a basis for P2.
(ii) Define a transformation L from P2 into P2 by: L(f) = (xf)' . In other words, L acts on the polynomial f(x) by first multiplying the function by x, then differentiating. The result is another polynomial in P2. Prove that L is a linear transformation.
(iii) Compute the matrix representation of the linear transformation L above with respect to the basis for P2 from the first part of this problem.