Orthogonal functions and orthogonal matrices
Deciding which transformations and matrices are orthogonal or isometries, by checking preserved lengths and orthonormal columns.
Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra, Orthogonal functions and orthogonal matrices
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Exercise 11.6.1
Which of the following linear transformations are orthogonal?
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A rotation by 30 degrees about the -axis.
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A reflection about the plane .
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A scaling by a factor of .
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A scaling by a factor of .
Exercise 11.6.2
Which of the following matrices define orthogonal transformations? Which ones define isometries?
Exercise 11.6.3
Determine which of the following matrices are orthogonal by checking whether the columns form an orthonormal set.
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