1. Prove the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, proposition 3.5, which states that ∀v, w ∈ V , where V is a Euclidean space then |(v|w)| ≤ ||v||. ||w||. (5)
Tip: Consider the properties of ||v + λw||2 ≥ 0 as a polynomial in λ.
2. Starting from proposition 3.6, the triangle inequality, derive the following alternative forms of it:
||v -w|| ≤ ||v|| + ||w|| , ||v + w|| ≥ ||v|| -||w|| , and ||v -w|| ≥ ||v|| -||w||,
for v, w ∈ V , where V is a Euclidean space. (4)
3. Prove that in any complex inner product space (4)
(a) (u|v) = 1/2||u + v||2 + i||u - iv||2 - (1 + i)(||u||2 + ||v||2 ), and
(b) (u|v) = 1/4||u + v||2 - ||u - v||2 + i||u - iv||2 - i||u + iv||2.
4. Determine whether
(u|v) = (u1 - v1)2 + (u2 - v2)2
is an inner product on R2 with u = (u1, u2)T , and v = (v1, v2)T . (2)
5. Let V = R3 with the standard inner product. Describe the set of vectors orthogonal to (1, 0, -3)T. Show that this set is a subspace of V, find a basis and hence determine the dimension of the subspace. (5)