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brru25
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Homework Statement
Let U be a vector subspace of C2n such that
sum(xi*yi) = 0 for 1 <= i <= 2n for any x, y ∈ U. Show that dim U <= n. Give an example of such a subspace U with dim U = n
2. The attempt at a solution
I tried just writing out the summation and was thinking along the lines of linear independence but I don't think that applies here (maybe it does, I'm not sure). Could I think of a linear map contained in U that maps two vectors x and y to be the sum = 0? I think I'm confusing myself here.