 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

The adjoint is the unique $T^*$ satisfying $\langle Tx,y\rangle=\langle x,T^*y\rangle$. Apply Riesz to $x\mapsto\langle Tx,y\rangle$. The preceding norm calculation gives $\|T^*\|\le\|T\|$, while $\|Tx\|=\sup_{\|y\|=1}|\langle x,T^*y\rangle|$ gives the reverse inequality.

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