Chapter 6: Q24E (page 331)
Find a formula for the least-squares solution of\(Ax = b\)when the columns of A are orthonormal.
Short Answer
The formula for the least-square solution is \(\hat x = {A^T}b\).
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Chapter 6: Q24E (page 331)
Find a formula for the least-squares solution of\(Ax = b\)when the columns of A are orthonormal.
The formula for the least-square solution is \(\hat x = {A^T}b\).
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Find a \(QR\) factorization of the matrix in Exercise 11.
Let \(\left\{ {{{\bf{v}}_1}, \ldots ,{{\bf{v}}_p}} \right\}\) be an orthonormal set in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\). Verify the following inequality, called Bessel’s inequality, which is true for each x in \({\mathbb{R}^n}\):
\({\left\| {\bf{x}} \right\|^2} \ge {\left| {{\bf{x}} \cdot {{\bf{v}}_1}} \right|^2} + {\left| {{\bf{x}} \cdot {{\bf{v}}_2}} \right|^2} + \ldots + {\left| {{\bf{x}} \cdot {{\bf{v}}_p}} \right|^2}\)
Let \(X\) be the design matrix used to find the least square line of fit data \(\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right), \ldots ,\left( {{x_n},{y_n}} \right)\). Use a theorem in Section 6.5 to show that the normal equations have a unique solution if and only if the data include at least two data points with different \(x\)-coordinates.
In Exercises 1-6, the given set is a basis for a subspace W. Use the Gram-Schmidt process to produce an orthogonal basis for W.
5. \(\left( {\begin{aligned}{{}{}}1\\{ - 4}\\0\\1\end{aligned}} \right),\left( {\begin{aligned}{{}{}}7\\{ - 7}\\{ - 4}\\1\end{aligned}} \right)\)
Let \({\mathbb{R}^{\bf{2}}}\) have the inner product of Example 1. Show that the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality holds for \({\bf{x}} = \left( {{\bf{3}}, - {\bf{2}}} \right)\) and \({\bf{y}} = \left( { - {\bf{2}},{\bf{1}}} \right)\). (Suggestion: Study \({\left| {\left\langle {{\bf{x}},{\bf{y}}} \right\rangle } \right|^{\bf{2}}}\).)
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