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Linear Transformations · Challenge problem

Let P4P_4 be the space of polynomials of degree at most 44 and define T:P4→P4T:P_4\to P_4 by T(p)(x)=x p′(x)−2p(x)T(p)(x) = x\,p'(x) - 2p(x). What is the dimension of the image of TT?