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Homework Statement
3. If z is any fixed element of an inner product space X, show that f(x) = <x,z> defines a bounded linear functional f on X, of norm ||z||.
4. Consider Prob. 3. If the mapping X --> X' (the space of continuous linear functionals) given by z |--> f is surjective, show that X must be a Hilbert space.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I solved question 3 without any difficulty, but I can't seem to make any progress on question 4.