(a) Do the vectors v1 = 1 2 3 , v2 = √ 3 √ 3 √ 3 , v3=√ 3 √ 5 √ 7, v4 = 1 0 0 form a basis for R 3 ? Why or why not?
(b) Let V ⊂ R 4 be the subspace spanned by the vectors a1 and a2, where a1 = (1 0 −1 0) , a2 = 0 1 0 −1. Find a basis for the orthogonal complement V ⊥ in R 4 .
(c) Find a basis for R 4 that includes the vectors a1, and a2. Your answer should be justified.
(d) Explain in words how to generalize your computation in part (c) to obtain a basis for R n that includes a given pair of orthogonal vectors u, v ∈ R n.
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