Find the orthogonal complement of W and give a basis

cleritere39

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2021-11-21

Find the orthogonal complement of W and give a basis for
W={[xyz]:x=12t, y=12, z=2t}

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Walker Funk

Walker Funk

Beginner2021-11-22Added 13 answers

So we need to find two linearly independent vectors orthogonal to
[12122]
[114](or to avoid fractions). To do so, we can just use the definition of orthogonality:
(x,y,z)(1,1,4)=xy+4z=0
Let's let x=1 and y=0. Then we see that z=14. So
[1014]
is in W. Now let x=0 and y=1. Then z=14. So
[0114]
is also in W. Thus
W={[1014],[0114]}
where
{[1014],[0114]}
Is a basis for W

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