Exercise · ZW-GRAM-SCHMIDT-PROCESS-001 · ★☆☆ Basic

Apply Gram–Schmidt to \(v_1=(1,1)\), \(v_2=(1,0)\). What is the second orthogonal vector \(w_2\)?

Choose one option.

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  • B. \((\frac{1}{2},- \frac{1}{2})\)

Explanation

\(w_2=v_2-\frac{v_2\cdot w_1}{w_1\cdot w_1}w_1=(1,0)-\tfrac12(1,1)=(\tfrac12,-\tfrac12)\), and \(w_2\cdot w_1=0\). The option \((\tfrac12,\tfrac12)\) is the projection, not the remainder.

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