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12.3: Reading Questions

( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)

1

What is a nonsingular matrix? Give an example of a 2×2 nonsingular matrix. How do you know your example is nonsingular?

2

What is an isometry in Rn? Can you give an example of an isometry in R2?

3

What is an orthonormal set of vectors?

4

What is the difference between the orthogonal group and the special orthogonal group?

5

What is a lattice?


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