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Orthogonal projection

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The orthogonal projection PF​ onto a closed subspace F sends x to the component in the decomposition x=PF​x+(I−PF​)x with (I−PF​)x∈F⊥. It is a contraction: ∥PF​x∥≤∥x∥.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2025 / iii / Paper 106 / 3 / a / Solution
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