Find the perpendicular vector for this given space.

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$Q)$ Let $W = \langle w_1, w_2, w_3 \rangle (\subset \mathbb{R^4})$

(Here the $w_1 = (1,0,1,-3), w_2=(-1,2,0,0)$, $w_3=(1,-8,2,9)$ )

Find the $v =(a,b,c,2) \in W^{\bot}$

The answer is at the bottom of this post.


My trial) Since $W^{\bot} \oplus W = \mathbb{R}^4$, $dim(W^{\bot}) = 1$

Hence $\langle v,w_i \rangle = 0$ for $i= \{1,2,3\}$

Therefore only solving the below equation, we can get the value of the $(a,b,c)$

$$ \left\{ \begin{array}{}a+c-6=0 \\ -a+2b=0 \\ a-8b+2c+18=0 \end{array} \right. $$

But the answer was $(a,b,c) = (6,3,0)$

So, Which the point do I have mistake in my trial?

Thanks.

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You were on the right track.

Your system is equivalent to $c=6-a$, $a=2b$, and $a-8b+2c+18=0$,

which means $a-4a+12-2a+18=0$, which means $-5a+30=0$ or $a=6$.

Can you now solve for $b$ and $c$ ?