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13. QR Decomposition (Gram Schmidt Method) example ( Enter your problem )
  1. Example `[[1,-1,4],[1,4,-2],[1,4,2],[1,-1,0]]`
  2. Example `[[3,2,4],[2,0,2],[4,2,3]]`
  3. Example `[[1,-4],[2,3],[2,2]]`
  4. Example `[[1,2,4],[0,0,5],[0,3,6]]`

1. Example `[[1,-1,4],[1,4,-2],[1,4,2],[1,-1,0]]`





1. Find QR Decomposition (Gram Schmidt Method) ...
`[[1,-1,4],[1,4,-2],[1,4,2],[1,-1,0]]`


Solution:
Here `A` = 
`1``-1``4`
`1``4``-2`
`1``4``2`
`1``-1``0`


`q_1'``=a_1` = 
`1`
`1`
`1`
`1`
 = 
`1`
`1`
`1`
`1`


`r_(11)=||q_1'||=sqrt((1)^2+(1)^2+(1)^2+(1)^2)=sqrt(4)=2`

`q_1 = 1/(||q_1'||) * q_1'` = `1/2 * `
`1`
`1`
`1`
`1`
 = 
`0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`


`r_(12)=q_1^T * a_2` = 
[`0.5``0.5``0.5``0.5`]
 `xx` 
`-1`
`4`
`4`
`-1`
`=3`


`q_2'``=a_2-r_(12) * q_1` = 
`-1`
`4`
`4`
`-1`
 `-3` 
`0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
 = 
`-2.5`
`2.5`
`2.5`
`-2.5`


`r_(22)=||q_2'||=sqrt((-2.5)^2+(2.5)^2+(2.5)^2+(-2.5)^2)=sqrt(25)=5`

`q_2 = 1/(||q_2'||) * q_2'` = `1/5 * `
`-2.5`
`2.5`
`2.5`
`-2.5`
 = 
`-0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
`-0.5`


`r_(13)=q_1^T * a_3` = 
[`0.5``0.5``0.5``0.5`]
 `xx` 
`4`
`-2`
`2`
`0`
`=2`


`r_(23)=q_2^T * a_3` = 
[`-0.5``0.5``0.5``-0.5`]
 `xx` 
`4`
`-2`
`2`
`0`
`=-2`


`q_3'``=a_3-r_(13) * q_1-r_(23) * q_2` = 
`4`
`-2`
`2`
`0`
 `-2` 
`0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
 `+2` 
`-0.5`
`0.5`
`0.5`
`-0.5`
 = 
`2`
`-2`
`2`
`-2`


`r_(33)=||q_3'||=sqrt((2)^2+(-2)^2+(2)^2+(-2)^2)=sqrt(16)=4`

`q_3 = 1/(||q_3'||) * q_3'` = `1/4 * `
`2`
`-2`
`2`
`-2`
 = 
`0.5`
`-0.5`
`0.5`
`-0.5`


`Q``=[q_1,q_2,q_3]` = 
`0.5``-0.5``0.5`
`0.5``0.5``-0.5`
`0.5``0.5``0.5`
`0.5``-0.5``-0.5`


`R` = 
`r_(11)``r_(12)``r_(13)`
`0``r_(22)``r_(23)`
`0``0``r_(33)`
 = 
`2``3``2`
`0``5``-2`
`0``0``4`




checking `Q xx R = A?`

`Q xx R` = 
`0.5``-0.5``0.5`
`0.5``0.5``-0.5`
`0.5``0.5``0.5`
`0.5``-0.5``-0.5`
 `xx` 
`2``3``2`
`0``5``-2`
`0``0``4`
 = 
`1``-1``4`
`1``4``-2`
`1``4``2`
`1``-1``0`


and `A` = 
`1``-1``4`
`1``4``-2`
`1``4``2`
`1``-1``0`


Solution is possible.




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