Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.1 Length and Dot Product in Rn - 5.1 Exercises - Page 236: 70

Answer

They are neither orthogonal nor parallel.

Work Step by Step

The vectors ${u}=(-\sin \theta, \cos \theta, 1), \quad {v}=(\sin \theta,-\cos \theta, 0)$ are parallel. Since $$u\cdot v=-\sin^2 \theta -\cos^2 \theta +0=-1.$$ then they are neither orthogonal nor parallel.
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