Use the standard inner product in R5 to determine the angle between the vectors v = (0, 2, 1, 4, 1) and w = (3, 1, 1, 0, 3).
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Consider the vector space R2. Define the mapping , by v, w = 2v1w1 + v1w2 + v2w1 + 2v2w2 (5.1.14) for all vectors v = (v1,v2) and w = (w1,w2) in R2. Verify that Equation (5.1.14) defines an inner product on R2.
Solution
The first step in solving 5.1 problem number 18 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: Consider the vector space R2. Define the mapping , by v, w = 2v1w1 + v1w2 + v2w1 + 2v2w2 (5.1.14) for all vectors v = (v1,v2) and w = (w1,w2) in R2. Verify that Equation (5.1.14) defines an inner product on R2.
From the textbook chapter Definition of an Inner Product Space you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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