Find two vectors in R*n with Euclidean norm

Zaid Mehmood

Zaid Mehmood

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2022-06-19

Find two vectors in R*n with Euclidean norm 1 whose Euclidean inner product with (3, −1) is zero

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Skilled2022-09-14Added 403 answers

Let's assume that a vector v=(a,b) satisfies the first criterium, that is,

3a+(1)b=0 .

That means that b=3a. So we have v=(a,3a), and we also want |v|=1. Calculating length using coordinates is always done by the Pythagorean theorem, so that we want

1=|v|2=a2+(3a)2

Solve this for a, you will get two solutions.

 

If you draw it in coordinate system, you will see that these are exactly the vectors that are orthogonal to the given (3,1).

For the second question, if you draw it, the solution will be a whole circle on the plane that is orthogonal to the given vector.

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