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Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Exercise 3.4.5

Exercise 3.4.5. Given a unit vector and , prove that is orthogonal. What is when ? Answer: We have Since the matrix is orthogonal. If then so that NOTE: This continues a series of posts containing worked out exercises from … Continue reading

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Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Exercise 3.4.3

Exercise 3.4.3. Given the orthonormal vectors and and the vector from the previous exercise, project onto a third orthonormal vector . What is the sum of the three projections? Why? Why is the matrix equal to the identity matrix ? … Continue reading

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Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Exercise 3.4.2

Exercise 3.4.2. Given two orthonormal vectors and and the vector , project onto and . Also find the projection of onto the plane formed by and . Answer: Since is orthonormal, the projection of onto is given by Similarly the … Continue reading

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Linear Algebra and Its Applications, Exercise 3.1.6

Exercise 3.1.6. What vectors are orthogonal to and in ? From these vectors create a set of three orthonormal vectors (mutually orthogonal with unit length). Answer: If is a vector orthogonal to both and then the inner product of with … Continue reading

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