Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32196-467-5
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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Orthogonal Sets of Vectors and Orthogonal Projections - Problems - Page 360: 10

Answer

$\{(\frac{v_1}{||v_1||},\frac{v_2}{||v_2||})=\{(\frac{2}{\sqrt 30}+\frac{i}{\sqrt 30},-\frac{5i}{\sqrt 30},(-\frac{2}{\sqrt 6}-\frac{i}{\sqrt 6},-\frac{i}{\sqrt 6})\}$

Work Step by Step

We are given $v_1=(2+i,-5i)\\ v_2=(-2-i,-i)$ $v$ and $w$ are orthogonal if $(v_1,v_2)=0 \\ = ((2+i,-5i),(-2-i,-i))\\ =(2+i)\bar {(-2-i)}+(-5i)\bar {(-i)}=0 \\ =(2+i)(-2+i)+(-5i)i \\ =0$ Hence, $v_1$ and $v_2$ are orthogonal vectors in $R^2$ To determine an orthogonal set, we obtain: $||v_1||=\sqrt ((2+i,-5i)+(2+i,-5i))\\ =\sqrt (2+i)\bar {2+i}+(-5i)\bar {-5i} \\ =\sqrt (2+i)(2-i)+(-5i)5i\\ =\sqrt 30 $ $||v_2||=\sqrt ((-2-i,-i)+(-2-i,-i))\\ =\sqrt (-2-i)\bar {-2-i}+(-i)\bar {-i} \\ =\sqrt (-2-i)(-2+i)+(-i)i\\ =\sqrt 6 $ Hence, $\{(\frac{v_1}{||v_1||},\frac{v_2}{||v_2||})=\{(\frac{2}{\sqrt 30}+\frac{i}{\sqrt 30},-\frac{5i}{\sqrt 30},(-\frac{2}{\sqrt 6}-\frac{i}{\sqrt 6},-\frac{i}{\sqrt 6})\}$
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