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Linear Transformations · Superchallenge 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)=(x2−1) p′′(x)+x p′(x)T(p)(x) = (x^2 - 1)\,p''(x) + x\,p'(x). Find the trace of T2=T∘TT^2 = T\circ T.