Quick Inner Product Space Question

[mmmboh]

Is the first part of this question saying find a scalar a such that $$\int_{-1}^1 \! a^{2} \, dx \, =1 \,?$$
In that case I believe 1/2^0.5 is an answer...or am I reading the notation wrong?

Thanks.

 

[Coto]

Hey mmmboh,

I would say you are correct.