GATE CSE 2021 Set 2 Q47: Maximum number of mutually orthogonal non-zero vectors in R^10
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- 2 marks
- MCQ
- −2/3 if wrong
Question
For two -dimensional real vectors and , the operation is defined as follows:
Let be a set of 10-dimensional non-zero real vectors such that for every pair of distinct vectors , . What is the maximum cardinality possible for the set ?
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Answer: B (official GATE 2021 final answer key)
Concept used: Non-zero mutually orthogonal vectors are linearly independent.
First step: is the dot product, so is an orthogonal set; how many linearly independent vectors can hold?
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Source: official GATE 2021 Set 2 CS question paper and final answer key, organised by IIT Bombay. Question paper · Answer key
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