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    The document describes two inequalities that apply to vectors: the triangle inequality states that the length of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of their individual lengths, becoming an equality only when the vectors are parallel. The Schwartz inequality states that the dot product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of their lengths, with equality achieved when the vectors are parallel. The homework asks the student to prove the triangle inequality using the Schwartz inequality and show the triangle inequality is an equality if the vectors are proportional.

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    Homework II: Quantum Mechanics 4 Points, Due: September 6, 2006

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    Homework II

    Quantum Mechanics
    4 Points, Due: September 6, 2006
    Printed: December 28, 2006
    Inequalities

     The sum of two vectors produces a resulting vector with a length that is less than or
    equal to the sum of the length of the two constituent vectors. This is know as the
    Triangle Inequality, expressed as,

    jV + W j  jV j + jW j : (1)
    Equality only results when the two vectors are parallel.
     The dot product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of the length of the
    two constituent vectors. This is know as the Schwartz Inequality, expressed as,
    hV jW i  jV j jW j : (2)
    Equality only results when the two vectors are parallel.

    1. Prove the triangle inequality, Eq. 1. Use the Schwartz inequality, Eq. 2 Show that the
    triangle inequality is an equality if the vectors are proportional, i.e. jW i = jV i with
     0.

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