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Tutorial Sheet 11 Module6

The document discusses various properties and examples of inner products in vector spaces, including R3 and polynomial spaces. It poses questions regarding the validity of certain inner products and tasks such as finding projections, shortest distances, orthonormal bases, and matrix representations. The content is focused on mathematical definitions and applications related to inner product spaces.

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Tutorial Sheet 11 Module6

The document discusses various properties and examples of inner products in vector spaces, including R3 and polynomial spaces. It poses questions regarding the validity of certain inner products and tasks such as finding projections, shortest distances, orthonormal bases, and matrix representations. The content is focused on mathematical definitions and applications related to inner product spaces.

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1. For 𝑥 = (𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 ), 𝑦 = (𝑦1 , 𝑦2 , 𝑦3 ) in 𝑅3 define < 𝑥, 𝑦 > = 𝑥1 𝑦1 + 3𝑥2 𝑦2 + 5𝑥3 𝑦3 .

Is <
, > an inner product on 𝑅3 .
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2. Consider the vector space 𝑃𝑛 (𝑅), < 𝑝(𝑥), 𝑞(𝑥) >= ∫0 𝑝(𝑥) 𝑞(𝑥) 𝑑𝑥. Does <, > is an inner
product on 𝑃𝑛 (𝑅).
3. Let W be the vector space of 𝑅3 with standard inner product subspace and W is spanned by 𝑣1 =
(1,1,2), 𝑣2 = (1,1, −2).
I) Find Proj (1,3, -2).
II) Find the shortest distance between (1, 3, -2) and W.
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4. Consider 𝑃2 (𝑅) with basis 𝛼 = {1, 𝑡, 𝑡 2 } and inner product < 𝑓(𝑡), 𝑔(𝑡) > = ∫−1 𝑓(𝑡) 𝑔(𝑡)𝑑𝑡.
Find orthonormal basis of 𝑃2 (𝑅).
5. Find an orthonormal basis to W, which has basis {𝑣1 = (1,1,1,1), 𝑣2 = (1,2,0,1), 𝑣3 =
(2,2,4,0)}.
6. Consider 𝑅3 with basis {𝑒1 , 𝑒2 , 𝑒3} and

<(𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 ), (𝑦1 , 𝑦2 , 𝑦3 )>=𝑥1 𝑦1 + 3𝑥2 𝑦2 + 𝑥3 𝑦3 . Find the matrix representation of the


above inner product.

7. Consider the inner product space 𝑃3 (𝑅) with inner product space < 𝑝(𝑥), 𝑞(𝑥) > =
1
∫0 𝑝(𝑥)𝑞(𝑥)𝑑𝑥 . Find the normalization of 𝑡 2 − 3.
8. For 𝑥 = (𝑥1 , 𝑥2 , 𝑥3 ) and 𝑦 = (𝑦1 , 𝑦2 , 𝑦3 ) in 𝑅3 defined as <x, y>=𝑥1 𝑦1 + 3𝑥2 𝑦2 − 𝑥3 𝑦3. Is < , >
an inner product in 𝑅3 .

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