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Let $V = \mathbb{R}[x]_n$ be the real vector space of all real polynomials of degree $\leq n$.

$\alpha(f,g,) = \int^1_0 xf(x)g(x)\,dx$

I need to prove that this is a symmetric bilinear form on $V$. Could someone please point me in the right direction?

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    Here's a start. For any $f,h,g \in \mathbb{R}[x]_n$, $\alpha(f + h, g) = \int^1_0 x(f(x) + h(x))g(x)dx = \int^1_0 (xf(x)g(x) + xh(x)g(x))dx$. Can you go on from there?2012-11-29

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