Chapter 6: Q25E (page 331)
Describe all least-squares solutions of the system.
\(\begin{aligned}{}x + y &= 2\\x + y &= 4\end{aligned}\)
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The solution is the set of all \(\left( {x,y} \right)\) such that \(x + y = 3\).
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Chapter 6: Q25E (page 331)
Describe all least-squares solutions of the system.
\(\begin{aligned}{}x + y &= 2\\x + y &= 4\end{aligned}\)
The solution is the set of all \(\left( {x,y} \right)\) such that \(x + y = 3\).
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Find a \(QR\) factorization of the matrix in Exercise 11.
In Exercises 13 and 14, find the best approximation to\[{\bf{z}}\]by vectors of the form\[{c_1}{{\bf{v}}_1} + {c_2}{{\bf{v}}_2}\].
13.\[z = \left[ {\begin{aligned}3\\{ - 7}\\2\\3\end{aligned}} \right]\],\[{{\bf{v}}_1} = \left[ {\begin{aligned}2\\{ - 1}\\{ - 3}\\1\end{aligned}} \right]\],\[{{\bf{v}}_2} = \left[ {\begin{aligned}1\\1\\0\\{ - 1}\end{aligned}} \right]\]
In Exercises 9-12, find (a) the orthogonal projection of b onto \({\bf{Col}}A\) and (b) a least-squares solution of \(A{\bf{x}} = {\bf{b}}\).
10. \(A = \left[ {\begin{aligned}{{}{}}{\bf{1}}&{\bf{2}}\\{ - {\bf{1}}}&{\bf{4}}\\{\bf{1}}&{\bf{2}}\end{aligned}} \right]\), \({\bf{b}} = \left[ {\begin{aligned}{{}{}}{\bf{3}}\\{ - {\bf{1}}}\\{\bf{5}}\end{aligned}} \right]\)
Compute the least-squares error associated with the least square solution found in Exercise 3.
Find an orthogonal basis for the column space of each matrix in Exercises 9-12.
10. \(\left( {\begin{aligned}{{}{}}{ - 1} & 6 & 6 \\ 3 & { - 8}&3\\1&{ - 2}&6\\1&{ - 4}&{ - 3}\end{aligned}} \right)\)
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