Linear Algebra and Its Applications, 4th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0030105676
ISBN 13: 978-0-03010-567-8

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Orthogonal Vectors and Subspaces - Problem Set - Page 148: 1

Answer

The lengths of the vectors $x$ and $y$ are $\sqrt{21}$ and $3\sqrt{2}$ respectively. The inner product of the vectors $x$ and $y$ is $0$.

Work Step by Step

Given, $$x=(1,4,0,2) \qquad and \qquad y=(2,-2,1,3)$$ We know that the length of the vector $w=(a,b,c,d)$ is given as, $$||w||=\sqrt{a^{2}+b^{2}+c^{2}+d^{2}}$$ Therefore, the lengths of the vectors $x$ and $y$ are given as, \begin{eqnarray} \nonumber ||x|| &=& \sqrt{1^{2}+4^{2}+0^{2}+2^{2}}=\sqrt{1+16+4}=\sqrt{21} \\ \nonumber ||y|| &=& \sqrt{2^{2}+(-2)^{2}+1^{2}+3^{2}}=\sqrt{4+4+1+9}=\sqrt{18} \end{eqnarray} Therefore, the lengths of the vectors $x$ and $y$ are $\sqrt{21}$ and $3\sqrt{2}$ respectively. The inner product of the vectors $w=(a_{1},b_{1},c_{1},d_{1})$ and $z=(a_{2},b_{2},c_{2},d_{2})$ is given as, $$w^{T}z=a_{1}a_{2}+b_{1}b_{2}+c_{1}c_{2}+d_{1}d_{2}$$ Therefore, the inner product of the vectors $x$ and $y$ is given by, \begin{eqnarray} \nonumber x^{T}y &=& 1(2)+4(-2)+0(1)+2(3) \\ \nonumber x^{T}y &=& 2-8+0+6=8-8 \\ \nonumber x^{T}y &=& 0 \end{eqnarray} Therefore, the inner product of the vectors $x$ and $y$ is $0$.
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