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Homework Statement
Determine whether the set of polynomials of degree 3 form a subspace of P(4)
Homework Equations
[tex]P(4) = c_3 x^3 + c_2 x^2 + c_1 x + c_0[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
[tex]\alpha P(4_1) = \alpha c_3 x^3 + \alpha c_2 x^2 + \alpha c_1 x + \alpha c_0[/tex]
This just scales the coefficients, right? It would still be a polynomial of degree 3 I think...
For addition, wouldn't you just be adding two polynomials? So wouldn't you just obtain another degree 3 polynomial?
Thanks, Sean.
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