A remark on best \(L^ 1\)-approximation by polynomials (Q910634)

The integral \(\int^{1}_{-1}f(t)sgn U_ n(t)dt\), where \(U_ n(t)\) is the Chebyshev polynomial of the second kind, plays an important role in the \(L^ 1\)-approximation of f. The author shows that this integral is easy to evaluate if the expansion of f in terms of \(U_ n\) is known.