Scribd
Upload
80 views

Tutorial10

This document contains 6 practice problems related to linear algebra concepts like orthogonal bases, the Gram-Schmidt process, orthogonal matrices, orthogonally diagonalizing matrices, quadratic forms, and changing variables to remove cross-product terms from quadratic forms. The problems involve computing orthogonal and orthonormal bases; determining if matrices are orthogonal or rotations/reflections; orthogonally diagonalizing a matrix; writing quadratic forms in matrix form and using eigenvalues or Sylvester's criterion to determine if they are positive definite; and finding a change of variables to remove cross-product terms from a quadratic form.

Uploaded by

TomasLieffering
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
80 views

Tutorial10

This document contains 6 practice problems related to linear algebra concepts like orthogonal bases, the Gram-Schmidt process, orthogonal matrices, orthogonally diagonalizing matrices, quadratic forms, and changing variables to remove cross-product terms from quadratic forms. The problems involve computing orthogonal and orthonormal bases; determining if matrices are orthogonal or rotations/reflections; orthogonally diagonalizing a matrix; writing quadratic forms in matrix form and using eigenvalues or Sylvester's criterion to determine if they are positive definite; and finding a change of variables to remove cross-product terms from a quadratic form.

Uploaded by

TomasLieffering
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

MASSEY UNIVERSITY

Institute of Fundamental Sciences

160.102 LINEAR MATHEMATICS


Worksheet 10

1. Let         
 1 1 1  7
B=  1  ,  1  ,  −1  , x = 3 .

2 0 1
 
−1

(a) Show that B is an orthogonal basis of R3 .


 
(b) Determine x B (the B-coordinate vector of x).
Hint: Since B is orthogonal this can be done without row reduction.

2. Apply the Gram-Schmidt process to construct an orthonormal basis for


span(u1 , u2 , u3 ) ⊂ R4 where
     
0 3 1
 1 2 2
u1 = 
 0 ,
 u2 = 
1 ,
 u3 = 3 .

1 0 −4

3. Let    
1 3 −4 1 1 1
P = , Q= √ .
5 4 3 2 1 −1
(a) Show that P and Q are orthogonal matrices.
(Recall, a square matrix A is said to be orthogonal if AT A = I.)
(b) Is P a rotation or a reflection?
What about Q?
(Recall, an orthogonal 2 × 2 matrix A is said to be a rotation if det(A) = 1
and said to be a reflection if det(A) = −1.)

4. Orthogonally diagonalise the matrix


 
0 1 1
A = 1 0 1 .
1 1 2

1
5. Let
Q(x) = 5x21 + 5x22 + 2x23 + 8x1 x2 + 4x1 x3 + 4x2 x3
be a quadratic form on R3 .

(a) Write Q in matrix form.


(b) Compute the eigenvalues of the matrix found in (a) and use the result to
conclude that Q is positive definite.
(c) Use Sylvester’s criterion to again show that Q is positive definite.

6. Find a change of variables that transforms the quadratic form

W (x) = 5x21 + 8x1 x2 + 11x22

into one with no cross-product terms.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy