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The Haar Condition is an important concept in functional analysis that ensures a set of functions is linearly independent over a certain interval. To satisfy the Haar Condition, no non-zero function in the span should vanish entirely over any sub-interval. This means if you have a group of functions, such as \(x_1(t) = 1\) and \(x_2(t) = t^2\), the set will satisfy the Haar condition if there isn’t a function that becomes zero over any segment of the interval.

In the context of the exercise, consider the subspaces where these functions reside: \(C[0,1]\) and \(C[-1,1]\). Evaluating the span of \(x_1\) and \(x_2\), represented as \(c_1 + c_2 t^2\), involves checking if the combination could yield a function that equals zero beyond trivial instances (i.e., \(c_1 = c_2 = 0\)). If such a case is impossible, then the functions fulfill the Haar condition).

For practical understanding, approximate another function \(x(t) = t^3\) with these functions to check applicability. To satisfy the Haar Condition on \([0,1]\) or \([-1,1]\), no orientation of \(c_1\) and \(c_2\) works for \(c_1 + c_2 t^2 = t^3\). This forms the basis for proving these functions hold the Haar Condition on these intervals.

Linear independence signifies that no function in a set can be written as a combination of others. For \(x_1(t) = 1\) and \(x_2(t) = t^2\) to be independent, they should not express others within the same set using scalars other than zero.

Given the problem’s requirements, observe the span \(Y = \operatorname{span}\left\{x_1, x_2\right\}\). This ensures any linear combination like \(c_1 + c_2 t^2\) doesn’t redundantly express one function through the others, provided \(c_1, c_2\) are not both zero at once.

Testing linear independence can practically involve seeing if these two account for another function—in this case, \(t^3\). The attempt to imitate \(t^3\) by simply adjusting \(c_1\) and \(c_2\) confirms their separate existence in the span, thereby affirming their independence. No possible straightforward substitution fully adopts \(t^3\) due to variance in degree, fortifying \(x_1\) and \(x_2\) as linearly independent.

The span of a set of functions encloses all possible linear combinations obtainable from that set. When you see notations like \(Y = \operatorname{span}\{x_1, x_2\}\), it depicts all functions that can be written as \(a x_1(t) + b x_2(t)\) where \(a\) and \(b\) are scalars.

For the functions in this exercise, their span encompasses constant and quadratic terms \(a + bt^2\). Any attempt to replicate another form, such as \(t^3\), through these functions spotlights the limitations of the span. In both \([0,1]\) and \([-1,1]\), while \(t^3\) is a valid function, it steps outside the established span needing a cubic term.

Understanding function span informs us about what types of functions can be generated or approximated from a set, bridging concepts like function approximation and transformation in analysis while confirming the boundaries of what’s possible within a given framework.