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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you check if a transformation is orthogonal?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if you take integral of product of original and tranformation you get zero. Not sure , just thinking

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To check, you can take the cross product, this should allow you to solve for the angle, which will tell you if it is indeed orthogonal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If A is orthogonal columns/rows of A form an orthonormal basis A^TA = In A^-1 = A^T <v,w> = <Av,Aw>

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have this thing where it says like T:R^2 --> R^2 is an orthogonal linear operator then the standard matrix is orthogonal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

by definition

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so would I just find the standard matrix I don't get the difference between

OpenStudy (anonymous):

transformation and matrix

OpenStudy (anonymous):

b/c on my sheet it says know how to check if a transformation or matrix is orthogonal

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I know how to check a matrix A^-1 = A^T

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If a matrix A represents an orthogonal transformation then A is an orthogonal matrix.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

columns/rows of A form an orthonormal basis is usually the easiest check...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thanks! Make sense

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