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The three-term recurrence theorem with the displayed coefficients identifies $P_n$ with the monic orthogonal <polynomial> $p_n$. Part (b) says its zeros are precisely the <eigenvalues> of the real symmetric <Jacobi matrix> $A_n$, and part (a) says those zeros are distinct and all belong to $(-1,1)$.

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