Dot Product, Lengths, and Distances of Complex Vectors
Problem 689
For this problem, use the complex vectors
\[ \mathbf{w}_1 = \begin{bmatrix} 1 + i \\ 1 – i \\ 0 \end{bmatrix} , \, \mathbf{w}_2 = \begin{bmatrix} -i \\ 0 \\ 2 – i \end{bmatrix} , \, \mathbf{w}_3 = \begin{bmatrix} 2+i \\ 1 – 3i \\ 2i \end{bmatrix} . \]
Suppose $\mathbf{w}_4$ is another complex vector which is orthogonal to both $\mathbf{w}_2$ and $\mathbf{w}_3$, and satisfies $\mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_4 = 2i$ and $\| \mathbf{w}_4 \| = 3$.
Calculate the following expressions:
(a) $ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_2 $.
(b) $ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_3 $.
(c) $((2+i)\mathbf{w}_1 – (1+i)\mathbf{w}_2 ) \cdot \mathbf{w}_4$.
(d) $\| \mathbf{w}_1 \| , \| \mathbf{w}_2 \|$, and $\| \mathbf{w}_3 \|$.
(e) $\| 3 \mathbf{w}_4 \|$.
(f) What is the distance between $\mathbf{w}_2$ and $\mathbf{w}_3$?
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- Problem 689
- Solution.
- (a) $ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_2 $.
- (b) $ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_3 $.
- (c) $((2+i)\mathbf{w}_1 – (1+i)\mathbf{w}_2 ) \cdot \mathbf{w}_4$.
- (d) $\| \mathbf{w}_1 \| , \| \mathbf{w}_2 \|$, and $\| \mathbf{w}_3 \|$.
- (e) $\| 3 \mathbf{w}_4 \|$.
- (f) What is the distance between $\mathbf{w}_2$ and $\mathbf{w}_3$?
Solution.
(a) $ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_2 $.
\[ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_2 = \begin{bmatrix} 1+i & 1-i & 0 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} -i \\ 0 \\ 2-i \end{bmatrix} = (1+i)(-i) + 0 + 0 = 1 – i . \]
(b) $ \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_3 $.
\begin{align*} \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_3 &= \begin{bmatrix} 1+i & 1-i & 0 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 2+i \\ 1-3i \\ 2i \end{bmatrix} \\ &= (1+i)(2+i) + (1-i)(1-3i) + 0 \\ &= (1 + 3i) + (-2 – 4i) \\ &= -1 – i . \end{align*}
(c) $((2+i)\mathbf{w}_1 – (1+i)\mathbf{w}_2 ) \cdot \mathbf{w}_4$.
\begin{align*} ((2+i)\mathbf{w}_1 – (1+i)\mathbf{w}_2 ) \cdot \mathbf{w}_4 &= (2+i)( \mathbf{w}_1 \cdot \mathbf{w}_4) – (1+i) ( \mathbf{w}_2 \cdot \mathbf{w}_4 ) \\
&= (2+i) ( 2i ) – (1+i)(0) \\
&= -2 + 4i \end{align*}
Note that $\mathbf{w}_2 \cdot \mathbf{w}_4=0$ because these vectors are orthogonal.
(d) $\| \mathbf{w}_1 \| , \| \mathbf{w}_2 \|$, and $\| \mathbf{w}_3 \|$.
For an arbitrary complex vector $\mathbf{v}$, its length is defined to be
\[ \| \mathbf{v} \| = \sqrt{ \overline{\mathbf{v}}^\trans \mathbf{v} } . \]
Thus,
\[ \| \mathbf{w}_1 \| \, = \, \sqrt{ (1-i)(1+i) + (1+i)(1-i) + 0 } = \sqrt{ 2 + 2} = \sqrt{4} , \]
\[ \| \mathbf{w}_2 \| \, = \, \sqrt{ (i)(-i) + 0 + (2+i)(2-i) } = \sqrt{1 + 5} = \sqrt{6} , \]
\[ \| \mathbf{w}_3 \| \, = \, \sqrt{ (2-i)(2+i) + (1+3i)(1-3i) + (-2i)(2i) } = \sqrt{ 5 + 10 + 4} = \sqrt{19} . \]
(e) $\| 3 \mathbf{w}_4 \|$.
$ \| 3 \mathbf{w}_4 \| = 3 \| \mathbf{w}_4 \| = 3\cdot 3=9 $ .
(f) What is the distance between $\mathbf{w}_2$ and $\mathbf{w}_3$?
The distance between these vectors is given by $\| \mathbf{w}_2 – \mathbf{w}_3 \|$. First we calculate this difference:
\[ \mathbf{w}_2 – \mathbf{w}_3 \, = \, \begin{bmatrix} -i \\ 0 \\ 2 – i \end{bmatrix} – \begin{bmatrix} 2+i \\ 1 – 3i \\ 2i \end{bmatrix} \, = \, \begin{bmatrix} -2 – 2i \\ -1 + 3i \\ 2 – 3i \end{bmatrix} . \]
Now the length of the complex vector is defined to be
\begin{align*}
\| \mathbf{w}_2 – \mathbf{w}_3 \| &= \sqrt{ \left( \overline{ \mathbf{w}_2 – \mathbf{w}_3 } \right)^{\trans} \left( \mathbf{w}_2 – \mathbf{w}_3 \right) } \\[6pt]
&= \sqrt{ \begin{bmatrix} -2 + 2i & -1 – 3i & 2 + 3i \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} -2 – 2i \\ -1 + 3i \\ 2 – 3i \end{bmatrix} } \\[6pt]
&= \sqrt{ (-2+2i)(-2-2i) + (-1-3i)(-1+3i) + (2+3i)(2-3i) } \\[6pt]
&= \sqrt{ 8 + 10 + 13 } \\[6pt]
&= \sqrt{ 31} \end{align*}
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