Chapter 1: Q34E (page 1)
Consider the subspace Wof spanned by the vectors
and Find the matrix of the orthogonal projection onto W.
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Chapter 1: Q34E (page 1)
Consider the subspace Wof spanned by the vectors
and Find the matrix of the orthogonal projection onto W.
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Balancing a chemical reaction. Consider the chemical reaction
,
where a, b, c, and d are unknown positive integers. The reaction must be balanced; that is, the number of atoms of each element must be the same before and after the reaction. For example, because the number of oxygen atoms must remain the same,
.
While there are many possible values for and d that balance the reaction, it is customary to use the smallest possible positive integers. Balance this reaction.
Consider a solutionof the linear system. Justify the facts stated in parts (a) and (b):
a. Ifis a solution of the system, then is a solution of the system.
b. Ifis another solution of the system, thenis a solution of the system .
c. Now suppose A is amatrix. A solution vectorof the systemis shown in the accompanying figure. We are told that the solutions of the systemform the line shown in the sketch. Draw the line consisting of all solutions of the system.

If you are puzzled by the generality of this problem, think about an example first:
If A is a non-zero matrix of the form ,then the rank of A must be 2.
Let A be a 4 脳 4 matrix, and letand be two vectors in . We are told that the system has a unique solution. What can you say about the number of solutions of the system ?
If Ais any orthogonal matrix, then matrix is diagonalizable (over R).
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