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Linear Algebra: Orthogonality and Projections

Let B be a set of vectors v1,v2,,vkv_1, v_2, \ldots, v_k such that all vectors in B have length 1 (vi=1)(\|\|v_i\|\| = 1) for all ii and are orthogonal to each other (vivj=0)(v_i \cdot v_j = 0) for iji \ne j. Show that B is an orthonormal set and prove that B is also linearly independent.

Given the vectors v1=(13,23,23)v_1 = \left(\frac{1}{3}, \frac{2}{3}, \frac{2}{3}\right) and v2=(23,13,23)v_2 = \left(\frac{2}{3}, \frac{1}{3}, -\frac{2}{3}\right), determine if they form an orthonormal set in R3\mathbb{R}^3.