Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Exercises - Page 245: 11

Answer

Let $u=(0,1)$, then $\langle u.u\rangle=\langle (0,1).(0,1)\rangle=-1<0$. This shows that the function does not define an inner product.

Work Step by Step

Let $u=(0,1)$, then $\langle u.u\rangle=\langle (0,1).(0,1)\rangle=-1<0$. This shows that the function does not define an inner product.
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