Understanding Inner Product for Work: Solving Homework Problems

[princejan7]

Homework Statement

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Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

can someone explain where that transpose came from in (3.3)?

 

[HallsofIvy]

In any inner product space the "transpose" (more generally, "adjoint") of a linear operator is defined by $<u, Av>= <A^Tu, v>$.

3.3 is just saying that $<Au, Av>= <A^T(Au), v>$