Exercise 6.A.7

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Proof. The forward direction is obvious, just choose a = 1 and b = 0 to get the desired result.

Conversely, suppose ||u|| = ||v||. Then

||au + bv|| = au + bv,au + bv = au,au + au,bv + bv,au + bv,bv = |a|2||u||2 + abu,v + abv,u + |b|2||v||2 = |a|2||v||2 + abu,v + abv,u + |b|2||u||2 = av,av + bu,av + av,bu + bu,bu = bu + av,bu + av = ||bu + av||2

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