Vector space/K/Inner product/Finite-dimensional/Orthonormalization/Fact/Proof

Proof

We prove the statement by induction over , that is, we construct successively a family of orthonormal vectors spanning the same linear subspaces. For , we just have to normalize , that is, we replace it by . Now suppose that the statement is already proven for . Let a family of orthonormal vectors fulfilling be already constructed. We set

Due to

this vector is orthgonal to all , and also

holds. By normalizing , we obtain .