Problem

\[
\begin{array}{l}
A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
2 & -3 & 2 \\
2 & 3 & -4 \\
-2 & -6 & 7
\end{array}\right] \\
W=\operatorname{Col}(A) \\
\vec{V}=\left[\begin{array}{l}
4 \\
5 \\
0
\end{array}\right]
\end{array}
\]
4) Determine an orthogonal basis for W. Describe your steps.

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Finally, we need to check if our result is correct. A basis is orthogonal if the dot product of any two different vectors in the basis is zero. Since our basis only contains one vector, it is indeed orthogonal.

Steps

Step 1 :First, we need to find the column space of matrix A, which is denoted as \(W = Col(A)\). The column space of a matrix is the set of all possible linear combinations of its column vectors.

Step 2 :The column vectors of matrix A are \(\begin{bmatrix} 2 \ 2 \ -2 \end{bmatrix}\), \(\begin{bmatrix} -3 \ 3 \ -6 \end{bmatrix}\), and \(\begin{bmatrix} 2 \ -4 \ 7 \end{bmatrix}\).

Step 3 :We can see that the second column vector is a multiple of the first column vector, and the third column vector is a linear combination of the first and second column vectors. Therefore, the column space of A is spanned by the first column vector only.

Step 4 :So, the basis for the column space of A is \(\begin{bmatrix} 2 \ 2 \ -2 \end{bmatrix}\).

Step 5 :Next, we need to find an orthogonal basis for the column space of A. An orthogonal basis is a basis where all the vectors are orthogonal (perpendicular) to each other.

Step 6 :Since the column space of A is one-dimensional, any non-zero vector in the column space can be an orthogonal basis. Therefore, the orthogonal basis for the column space of A is \(\begin{bmatrix} 2 \ 2 \ -2 \end{bmatrix}\).

Step 7 :Finally, we need to check if our result is correct. A basis is orthogonal if the dot product of any two different vectors in the basis is zero. Since our basis only contains one vector, it is indeed orthogonal.

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