Prove the least squares approximation property of Legendre polynomials [see (9.5) and (9.6)] as follows. Let
Show that the Legendre series for
Write the quadratic polynomial satisfying the least squares condition as
’s are normalized, and others are equal to the coefficients
Add and subtract
Now determine the values of the
’s to make
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