Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-13311-087-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-13311-087-3

Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Inner Product Spaces - 5.2 Exercises - Page 246: 46

Answer

$$\cos \theta=0.$$ That is, $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Let $u=(\frac{1}{4},-1),\quad v=(2,1), \quad =2u_1v_1+u_2v_2$. The angle $\theta$ between $u$ and $v$ is given by the formula $$\cos \theta=\frac{\langle u,v \rangle }{\|u\| \cdot\|v\|}=\frac{1-1}{\sqrt{ \frac{1}{8}+1}\sqrt{ 8+1}}=0.$$ That is, $\theta=\frac{\pi}{2}$
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