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= Solution

By the definition of the <adjoint operator>[adjoint],
$$
\langle Tx,Ty\rangle-\langle T^*x,T^*y\rangle
=\langle x,(T^*T-TT^*)y\rangle.
$$
If (i) holds, the expression is zero for all $x,y$, giving (ii). Conversely, if this expression vanishes for every $x$, nondegeneracy of the <inner product> gives $(T^*T-TT^*)y=0$ for every $y$, so (ii) also implies (i).

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