Orthogonality
Checking vectors and functions for orthogonality under various inner products, and classifying bases as orthogonal, orthonormal, or neither.
6 exercises
Exercise 11.2.1
Let , and consider with the inner product given by . Which of the following vectors are orthogonal to each other?
Exercise 11.2.2
On , which of the following functions are orthogonal to each other?
Exercise 11.2.3
Consider the inner product space of polynomials of degree at most , with the inner product defined by
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Find the orthogonal complement of .
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Find the orthogonal complement of .
Exercise 11.2.4
Consider as an inner product space with the usual dot product. For each of the following bases of , state whether it is orthonormal, orthogonal, or neither.
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Exercise 11.2.5
Suppose is an orthogonal basis for an inner product space , such that , , and . Moreover, suppose that is a vector such that , , and . Find the coordinates of with respect to .
Exercise 11.2.6
Suppose is an orthogonal basis of . We have been told that
but it is not known what and are. Find the first coordinate of the vector
with respect to the basis .
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