Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.4 Least Squares Approximation - True-False Review - Page 374: b

Answer

False

Work Step by Step

The least square solution $x_0=(A^TA)^{-1}A^Tb$ which is not equal to $(AA^T)^{-1}A^Tb$. These two expressions are equal if and only $A$ is an orthogonal matrix. Hence, the statement is false.
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