Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2016/ib/paper-2/19d/c/i/solution

First rotate rows with , . The second column pair becomes and the corresponding third column pair becomes . Next rotate rows with , , sending the third column pair to . Thus and . One exact QR decomposition is
The construction proves , and direct multiplication checks .

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