Orthonormal Basis Homework: True/False

[DanielFaraday]

Homework Statement

True/False:

The set of vectors B={(-1,-1,1,1),(1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(-1,-1,1,-1)} is an orthonormal basis for Euclidean 4-space \mathbb{R}^4.

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The Attempt at a Solution

I said false because \langle (-1,-1,1,1),(-1,-1,1,1) \rangle =2\ne1, which shows that at least one vector in this set is not a unit vector.

However, I'm not sure if I'm supposed to use the usual definition for the inner product. Is this implied by the word "Euclidean"?

 

[Dick]

That looks right. Some of the vectors aren't orthogonal either. "Euclidean" would imply the usual inner product. But even if they left the word "Euclidean" off, I would still use the usual inner product, just because they didn't tell you to use a different one.

 

[DanielFaraday]

Perfect. Thanks!