Definition of Inner Product Spaces: Online Learning Quizzes

Question 1

Define an inner product space.

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A vector space equipped with an inner product that measures the angle between vectors and their lengths

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A vector space with a positive definite bilinear form

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A vector space with a norm

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A vector space with a metric

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of an inner product space?

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M2x2(R) with the matrix product

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R² with the usual dot product

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C³ with the usual dot product

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P³(R) with the inner product <p, q> = ∫₀¹ p(x)q(x) dx

Question 3

What is the Pythagorean theorem in an inner product space?

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For any two orthogonal vectors u and v in an inner product space, ||u+v||^2 = ||u||^2 + ||v||^2.

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For any two non-orthogonal vectors u and v in an inner product space, ||u+v||^2 > ||u||^2 + ||v||^2.

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There is no Pythagorean theorem in an inner product space.

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Both (a) and (c).

Question 4

What is the relationship between the inner product and the norm in an inner product space?

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The norm of a vector is always equal to the square root of its inner product with itself.

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The norm of a vector is always less than or equal to the square root of its inner product with itself.

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The norm of a vector is always greater than or equal to the square root of its inner product with itself.

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There is no relationship between the inner product and the norm in an inner product space.

Question 5

What is the projection of a vector v onto a subspace W in an inner product space?

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The vector in W that is closest to v in terms of the inner product.

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The vector in W that is parallel to v.

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The vector in W that is perpendicular to v.

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The vector in the orthogonal complement of W that is parallel to v.

Question 6

What is the Gram-Schmidt process?

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A method for constructing an orthonormal basis for an inner product space.

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A method for finding the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a symmetric matrix.

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A method for solving linear systems of equations.

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A method for computing the determinant of a matrix.

Question 7

Which of the following is a norm induced by an inner product?

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||u|| = sqrt(<u, u>)

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||u|| = <u, u>

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||u|| = max(|u_1|, |u_2|, ..., |u_n|)

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||u|| = sum(|u_1|, |u_2|, ..., |u_n|)

Question 8

Let u and v be vectors in an inner product space V. Which of the following is equivalent to <u, v> = 0?

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u and v are orthogonal.

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u and v are parallel.

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u and v are linearly independent.

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||u - v|| = 0

Question 9

Let V be an inner product space and u, v ∈ V. Which of the following is equivalent to the statement <u, v> = 0?

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u and v are orthogonal.

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u and v are equal.

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u and v are parallel.

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u and v are linearly dependent.

Question 10

Let V be an inner product space and u, v ∈ V. Which of the following is equivalent to the statement ||u + v||² = ||u||² + ||v||²?

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u and v are orthogonal.

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u and v are linearly independent.

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u and v are parallel.

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u and v are equal.

Question 11

Which property is NOT satisfied by the inner product of two vectors in an inner product space?

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The inner product is anti-commutative.

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The inner product is conjugate-linear in the second argument.

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The inner product is positive semi-definite.

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The inner product is conjugate-symmetric.

Question 12

Let V be an inner product space and u, v ∈ V. Which of the following is equivalent to the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality?

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|(u, v)|² ≤ (u, u)(v, v)

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|(u, v)|² = (u, u)(v, v)

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|(u, v)|² > (u, u)(v, v)

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|(u, v)|² < (u, u)(v, v)

Question 13

Let V be an inner product space and u, v ∈ V. Which of the following is equivalent to the Pythagorean theorem?

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If u and v are orthogonal, then ||u + v||² = ||u||² + ||v||².

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If u and v are orthogonal, then ||u + v||² > ||u||² + ||v||².

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If u and v are not orthogonal, then ||u + v||² = ||u||² + ||v||².

Question 14

Let V be an inner product space and u ∈ V. Which of the following is true?

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⟨u, u⟩ ≥ 0.

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⟨u, u⟩ = 0.

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⟨u, u⟩ > 0.

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⟨u, u⟩ < 0.

Question 15

Let V be an inner product space and u, v ∈ V. Which of the following is true?

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⟨u, v⟩ = ⟨v, u⟩.

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⟨u, v⟩ = ⟨v, v⟩.

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⟨u, v⟩ = -⟨v, u⟩.

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⟨u, v⟩ = ⟨u, u⟩.

Question 16

Let V be an inner product space and u, v ∈ V. Which of the following is true?

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⟨u, v⟩ = 0 if and only if u is orthogonal to v.

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⟨u, v⟩ = 0 if and only if u and v are linearly dependent.

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⟨u, v⟩ = 0 if and only if u and v are equal.

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⟨u, v⟩ = 0 if and only if u and v are parallel.

Question 17

Let V be an inner product space. Which of the following is true?

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The norm of a vector is equal to the square root of the inner product of the vector with itself.

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The norm of a vector is equal to the square of the inner product of the vector with itself.

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The norm of a vector is equal to the inner product of the vector with itself.

Question 18

What does the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality for inner product spaces state?

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The absolute value of the inner product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of their norms.

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The inner product of two vectors is equal to the product of their norms.

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The inner product of two vectors is greater than or equal to the product of their norms.

Question 19

Which theorem states that the sum of the squares of the norms of two orthogonal vectors is equal to the square of the norm of their sum?

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Pythagorean theorem for inner product spaces

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Hölder's inequality

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Triangle inequality

Question 20

What is the purpose of the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization process?

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To construct an orthonormal basis from a linearly independent set of vectors.

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To find the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix.

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To diagonalize a matrix.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT an application of orthogonal bases in linear algebra?

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Solving systems of polynomial equations

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Finding projections of vectors onto subspaces.

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Calculating eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

Question 22

In which field of machine learning are inner product spaces commonly utilized?

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Kernel methods

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Supervised learning

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Unsupervised learning

Question 23

In an inner product space V, the inner product of two vectors u and v, denoted as ⟨u, v⟩, satisfies which of the following properties?

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If ⟨u, v⟩ = 0, then u and v are orthogonal.

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If ⟨u, v⟩ < 0, then u and v are parallel.

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If ⟨u, v⟩ = 1, then u and v are orthonormal.

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If ⟨u, v⟩ > 0, then u and v are linearly dependent.

Question 24

The Cauchy-Schwarz inequality in an inner product space V states that for any two vectors u and v:

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⟨u, v⟩² ≤ ⟨u, u⟩⟨v, v⟩

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⟨u, v⟩ ≤ ⟨u, u⟩ + ⟨v, v⟩

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⟨u, v⟩² ≥ ⟨u, u⟩⟨v, v⟩

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⟨u, v⟩ ≥ ⟨u, u⟩ + ⟨v, v⟩

Question 25

The Pythagorean theorem in an inner product space V holds true when:

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If u and v are orthogonal, then ‖u + v‖² = ‖u‖² + ‖v‖².

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If u and v are parallel, then ‖u + v‖² = ‖u‖² + ‖v‖².

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If u and v are linearly independent, then ‖u + v‖² = ‖u‖² + ‖v‖².

Question 26

In an inner product space V over the field of real numbers, which property is NOT satisfied by the inner product?

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The inner product of any two vectors is greater than 0.

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The inner product of two orthogonal vectors is equal to 0.

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The inner product of a vector with itself is equal to the square of its length.

Question 27

Let V be an inner product space. Which statement is true about the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality?

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It holds for any two vectors in V.

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It is equivalent to the Pythagorean theorem for orthogonal vectors in V.

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It implies that the inner product of any two vectors in V is a complex number.

Question 28

An inner product space V is considered complete if:

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Every Cauchy sequence in V converges to a vector in V.

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The unit sphere in V is compact.

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The inner product of any two vectors in V is convergent.

Question 29

In an inner product space V, a set of vectors is orthonormal if:

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The inner product of any two distinct vectors in the set is 0 and each vector has unit length.

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The set of vectors spans V.

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The set of vectors is linearly dependent.

Question 30

In an inner product space V, which condition ensures that a set of vectors forms a basis for V?

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The set is linearly independent and spans V.

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The set is complete.

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The set is orthonormal.

Question 31

An inner product space is defined as:

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A vector space with an inner product satisfying specific properties.

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A vector space with a norm.

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A space with a metric.

Question 32

The Cauchy-Schwarz inequality for inner product spaces states that:

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|⟨u, v⟩| ≤ ‖u‖ ‖v‖.

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⟨u, v⟩ = ‖u‖ + ‖v‖.

Question 33

The Pythagorean theorem for inner product spaces asserts that:

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For orthogonal vectors u and v, ‖u + v‖² = ‖u‖² + ‖v‖².

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For any vectors u and v, ‖u - v‖² = ‖u‖² - ‖v‖².

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a property of an inner product space?

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The inner product is always positive.

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⟨u, u⟩ = ‖u‖².

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⟨u, v⟩ is linear in both u and v.

Question 35

The norm of a vector v in an inner product space is defined as:

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‖v‖ = √⟨v, v⟩.

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The absolute value of v.

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The length of v.

Question 36

The angle θ between two vectors u and v in an inner product space is:

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θ = arccos(⟨u, v⟩/(‖u‖ ‖v‖)).

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θ = arcsin(⟨u, v⟩/(‖u‖ ‖v‖)).

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θ = tan(⟨u, v⟩/(‖u‖ ‖v‖)).

Question 37

For an orthogonal set of vectors in an inner product space:

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Their inner products are all zero.

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Their norms are all equal.

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Their span forms the entire space.

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Their sum is zero.

Question 38

Which of the following is **NOT** a significant application of inner product spaces in the field of science and engineering?

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General relativity

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Signal processing

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Computer graphics

Question 39

Which of the following is a consequence of the **linearity** of the inner product?

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`<u + v, w> = <u, w> + <v, w>`

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`||^2 = ||^2`

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`|<u, v>| = |<v, u>|`

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`<u, v> = <v, u>`

Question 40

In an inner product space, the **norm** of a vector `u` is given by:

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`|u| = sqrt(<u, u>)`

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`|u| = 1`

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`|u| = <u, 0>`

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`|u|^2 = <u, u>`

Question 41

Which of the following is **equivalent** to the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality?

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`|<u, v>|^2 <= <u, u> <v, v>`

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`<u, v>^2 >= <u, u> <v, v>`

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`|| >= || ||`

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`|| <= || ||`

Question 42

Let `V` be an inner product space and let `u`, `v` be vectors in `V`. Which of the following statements is **true**?

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`<u, v> = 0` if and only if `u` is **orthogonal** to `v`.

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`<u, v> = 1` if and only if `u` is orthogonal to `v`.

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`<u, v> = |u| |v|` if and only if `u` is orthogonal to `v`.

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a property of an inner product on a real vector space V?

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⟨x, y⟩ = ⟨x, -y⟩ for all x, y in V

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⟨x, x⟩ ≥ 0 for all x in V, and ⟨x, x⟩ = 0 if and only if x = 0

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⟨αx, y⟩ = α⟨x, y⟩ for all x, y in V and all scalars α

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⟨x + y, z⟩ = ⟨x, z⟩ + ⟨y, z⟩ for all x, y, z in V

Question 44

Let V be the vector space of continuous functions on the interval [0, 1]. Which of the following defines an inner product on V?

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⟨f, g⟩ = ∫₀¹ f(x)g(x) dx

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⟨f, g⟩ = max{|f(x)g(x)| : 0 ≤ x ≤ 1}

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⟨f, g⟩ = f(1) + g(1)

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⟨f, g⟩ = f(0)g(0)

Question 45

What is the geometric interpretation of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality in an inner product space?

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The absolute value of the dot product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of their norms.

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The angle between two vectors is less than or equal to 90 degrees.

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The sum of the squares of two sides of a triangle is greater than or equal to the square of the third side.

Question 46

In an inner product space, two vectors are orthogonal if and only if:

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Their inner product is zero.

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They have the same norm.

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They are linearly independent.

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One is a scalar multiple of the other.

Question 47

What is the norm of a vector x in an inner product space?

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The square root of the inner product of x with itself.

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The sum of the absolute values of the components of x.

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The inner product of x with any other vector.

Question 48

Let V be an inner product space, and let x and y be vectors in V. Which of the following is equivalent to saying that x and y are orthogonal?

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||x + y||² = ||x||² + ||y||²

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⟨x, y⟩ = ||x|| ||y||

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⟨x, y⟩ = 1

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||x - y||² = ||x||² - ||y||²

Question 49

Which of the following statements is **NOT** a property of an inner product space?

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The zero vector has a nonzero length.

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The inner product of two vectors is a scalar.

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The inner product of a vector with itself is nonnegative.

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The inner product of two orthogonal vectors is zero.

Question 50

In an inner product space V, for vectors u and v, which of the following statements is equivalent to the Pythagorean theorem?

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The length of u + v is equal to the sum of the lengths of u and v if and only if u and v are orthogonal.

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The length of u + v is equal to the square root of the sum of the squared lengths of u and v.

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The length of u + v is equal to the product of the lengths of u and v.

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The length of u + v is equal to the difference of the lengths of u and v.

Question 51

Which of the following is **NOT** a typical application of inner product spaces?

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Solving systems of linear equations.

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Measuring the length of a vector.

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Finding the angle between two vectors.

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Orthogonalizing a set of vectors.

Question 52

In an inner product space V, what is always true about the inner product of a vector with itself?

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It is always non-negative.

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It can be positive, negative, or zero.

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It is always negative.

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It is always zero.

Question 53

What distinguishes a Hilbert space from a general inner product space?

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A Hilbert space is complete with respect to the norm induced by the inner product.

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A Hilbert space has a unique inner product.

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A Hilbert space allows for negative inner products.

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A Hilbert space is finite-dimensional.

Question 54

Given vectors u and v in an inner product space V, which of the following expressions represents the distance between u and v?

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‖u - v‖

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‖u + v‖

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⟨u, u⟩ + ⟨v, v⟩

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⟨u, v⟩

Question 55

In an inner product space V, how is the angle θ between vectors u and v calculated?

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cos^(-1)(⟨u, v⟩ / (‖u‖‖v‖))

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tan^(-1)(⟨u, v⟩ / (‖u‖‖v‖))

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sin^(-1)(⟨u, v⟩ / (‖u‖‖v‖))

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cot^(-1)(⟨u, v⟩ / (‖u‖‖v‖))