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Proof: If either x or y is zero, then the inequality |x · y| ≤ | x | | y | is trivially correct because both sides are zero.
If neither x nor y is zero, then by x · y = | x | | y | cos θ,
|x · y|=| x | | y | cos θ | ≤ | x | | y |
since -1 ≤ cos θ ≤ 1
How valid is this a proof of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality?
If neither x nor y is zero, then by x · y = | x | | y | cos θ,
|x · y|=| x | | y | cos θ | ≤ | x | | y |
since -1 ≤ cos θ ≤ 1
How valid is this a proof of the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality?