A Gram–Schmidt R entry

Form the QR decomposition A=QRA=QR of A=(3540)A=\begin{pmatrix} 3 & 5 \\ 4 & 0 \end{pmatrix} (columns a1=(3,4)a_1=(3,4), a2=(5,0)a_2=(5,0)) using Gram–Schmidt with RR having a positive diagonal. What is the entry R22R_{22}? (to 4 decimals)

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  1. Normalize a1a_1 to q1q_1, then compute R12=q1a2R_{12}=q_1\cdot a_2.
  2. R22R_{22} is the length of a2R12q1a_2 - R_{12}q_1, the part of a2a_2 orthogonal to q1q_1.

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4 (± 0.001)

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