document.write( "Question 1167701: Let vector space P2 have an inner product defined as
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document.write( "Then d(1,x)  is the inner product  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    (1-x,1-x) = integral from -1 to 1 of (1-x)^2 dx,\r\n" );
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document.write( "which is the same as the integral from -1 to 1 of (x-1)^2 dx.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Antiderivative is  ,  and from it, you easily get the answer\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = .\r\n" );
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