Exercise 1909Linear algebra › Vector spaces and subspacesL1Added 3 Nov 2026
Orthonormal basis of a subspace
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Statement
Find an orthonormal basis of in .
Hint
Apply Gram-Schmidt to the two generators.
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Solution
Step 1. .
Step 2. Projection of onto : . Orthogonal part:
Norm: . So
Conclusion. An orthonormal basis of is