GATE EC 2016 Set 3 — Question 37

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If the vectors e1=(1,0,2)\mathbf{e}_1 = (1, 0, 2), e2=(0,1,0)\mathbf{e}_2 = (0, 1, 0) and e3=(2,0,1)\mathbf{e}_3 = (-2, 0, 1) form an orthogonal basis of the three-dimensional real space R3\mathbb{R}^3, then the vector u=(4,3,3)R3\mathbf{u} = (4, 3, -3) \in \mathbb{R}^3 can be expressed as
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