Elementary Linear Algebra 7th Edition

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Chapter 5 - Inner Product Spaces - 5.4 Mathematical Models and Least Squares Analysis - 5.4 Exercises - Page 269: 9

Answer

the function is not an inner product.

Work Step by Step

Since $\langle (u_1,u_2), (v_1, v_2 )\rangle= u_1v_1 $ and $\langle (v_1, v_2 ),(u_1,u_2)\rangle = u_2v_2 $, then we get $$\langle (u_1,u_2), (v_1, v_2 )\rangle\neq \langle (v_1, v_2 ), (u_1,u_2)\rangle.$$ This means that the function is not an inner product.
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