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(a) (15%) Let {s1 , s2 , ..., sn } be a subset of S, and let V be the set of all functions f in F(S) that
satisfies f (s1 ) + f (s2 ) + ... + f (sn ) = 0. Prove or disprove that V is a subspace of F(S).
(b) (15%) Let s1 and s2 be elements of S, and let W be the set of all functions f in F(S) such
that f (s1 )f (s2 ) = 0. Prove or disprove that W is a subspace of F(S).
3. (30%) Let T be the operator D2 + D, where D is the derivative operator on C∞ .
(a) (15%) Show that 1 and e−t lie in the null space of T .
(b) (15%) Show that for any real number a, the function eat is an eigenvector of T corresponding
to the eigenvalue a2 + a.