Let u,v and w be vectors in RR^n and let theta(u,w), theta(v,w) and theta(u+v,w) represent the angle between each listed pair of vectors. Does it hold that one of the following two statements must be true: theta (u,w) => theta (u+v,w) Or: theta (v,w) => theta (u+v,w)

Yazmin Sims

Yazmin Sims

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2022-10-13

Let u,v and w be vectors in R n and let θ ( u , w ) , θ ( v , w ) and θ ( u + v , w ) represent the angle between each listed pair of vectors. Does it hold that one of the following two statements must be true:
θ ( u , w ) θ ( u + v , w )
Or:
θ ( v , w ) θ ( u + v , w )
I feel this must be true and that it follows from some simple property that I'm forgetting. If it is true, does it generalize to any finite list of vectors?

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espava8b

espava8b

Beginner2022-10-14Added 12 answers

I don't think this is true. Take the vectors u = 1 , 1 , v = 1 , 1 and w = 0 , 1 in R 2 . Then u + v = 0 , 2 , and θ ( u + v , w ) = π, while both θ ( u , w ) and θ ( v , w ) = 3 π 4

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