document.write( "Question 1203665: Show that 4u ยท v = ||u + v||^2 โˆ’ ||u โˆ’ v||^2. Show that u and v is orthogonal if and
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Show that \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4u+%2A+v+=+abs%28abs%28u+%2B+v%29%29%5E2+%E2%88%92+abs%28abs%28u+%E2%88%92+v%29%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hint. \"abs%28abs%28u%29%29%5E2=u%2Au\", so\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"%28u%2Bv%29%28u%2Bv%29-%28u-v%29%28u-v%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"u%5E2+%2B+2uv+%2B+v%5E2-%28u%5E2+-+2uv+%2B+v%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"u%5E2+%2B+2uv+%2B+v%5E2-u%5E2+%2B2uv+-+v%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "=\"cross%28u%5E2%29+%2B+2uv+%2B+cross%28v%5E2%29-cross%28u%5E2%29+%2B2uv+-+cross%28v%5E2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Show that u and v is orthogonal if and only if
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If \"u\" and \"v\" are orthogonal vectors, then:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28abs%28u%2Bv%29%29%5E2=abs%28abs%28u%29%29%5E2%2Babs%28abs%28v%29%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now \"abs%28abs%28u%2Bv%29%29%5E2=abs%28abs%28u-v%29%29%5E2\", but the norm is ever positive therefore: \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28abs%28u%2Bv%29%29=abs%28abs%28u-v%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "now, if \"abs%28abs%28u%2Bv%29%29=abs%28abs%28u-v%29%29\" we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"abs%28abs%28u%2Bv%29%29%5E2=abs%28abs%28u%29%29%5E2%2B2u%2Av%2Babs%28abs%28v%29%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By the equality\r
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