Suppose that  β and γ are ordered bases for an n-dimensional real [complex] inner product space V. Prove that if Q is an orthogonal [unitary] n ×n matrix that changes γ-coordinates into β-coordinates, then β is orthonormal if and only if γ is orthonormal.

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Suppose that  β and γ are ordered bases for an n-dimensional real [complex] inner product space V. Prove that if Q is an orthogonal [unitary] n ×n matrix that changes γ-coordinates into β-coordinates, then β is orthonormal if and only if γ is orthonormal.

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