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Are Eigenvect...

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Are Eigenvectors Orthogonal?

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Solution

For any matrix, the eigenvectors are NOT always orthogonal. But for a special type of matrix, symmetric matrix, the eigenvalues are always real and the corresponding eigenvectors are always orthogonal.
Hence, Eigenvectors can be Orthogonal.

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