1. Feb 11, 2012

### Shackleford

I found the final answer posted online, but my work doesn't match up.

v1 = 3t
v2 = 5t1/2 - 6t

Orthonormalized:

$v_1 = \sqrt{3}t$ is correct.

$v_2 = \frac{1}{\sqrt{61}}(5t^{1/2} - 6t)$ does not match.

Furthermore, my part (b) is wrong, too. I know my methods are correct. I don't understand why the answers aren't matching.

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2. Feb 11, 2012

### Shackleford

I realized some of my arithmetic is wrong/incomplete towards the end on (b). It's even worse now.

3. Feb 11, 2012

### LCKurtz

Well, for one thing $v_1$ isn't $3t$. It is $t\sqrt 3$.

4. Feb 11, 2012

### Shackleford

Okay, yeah. I see what I wrote down that wasn't exactly right. Let me see if I didn't anything else wrong for the second orthogonal vector.

I found the problem. Thanks!

Last edited: Feb 11, 2012