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Past exam of the mathematics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2020 Paper 1 18 a i Solution by
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Put . The matrix is real and symmetric, so orthogonality means . Multiplication gives the scalar conditionsIf , then and ; if , then and or . In both cases . The eight parameter triples are thereforeThese conditions are sufficient as well as necessary, since they make every entry of equal to the corresponding entry of the identity matrix.
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