Consider P3 = {a + bx + cx2 + dx3 |a,b,c,d ∈ R}, the set of polynomials of degree at most 3. Let p(x) be an arbitrary element in P3.
(a) Show P3 is a vector space.
(b) Find a basis and the dimension of P3.
(c) Why is the set of polynomials of degree exactly 3 not a vector space?
(d) Find a basis for the set of polynomials satisfying p′′(x) = 0, a subspace of P3.
(e) Find a basis for the subspace of P3 consisting of the polynomials with p(1) = 0.
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