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Question10.5. Which of the following statements are true? A) Let u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v} be any two vectors in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n}. Then uv0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v} \geq 0. B) Let u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v} be vectors in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} such that uv<0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v}<0. Then u=cv\mathbf{u}=-c \mathbf{v}, for some scalar c>0c>0. C) Let u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v} be vectors in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} and let θ,0θπ\theta, 0 \leq \theta \leq \pi be the angle between them. If uv<0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v}<0, then π2<θπ\frac{\pi}{2}<\theta \leq \pi. D) Let u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v} be vectors in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} such that uv=0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v}=0. Then either u=0\mathbf{u}=\mathbf{0} or v=0\mathbf{v}=\mathbf{0}.

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Evaluate statement D: "Let u\mathbf{u} and v\mathbf{v} be vectors in Rn\mathbb{R}^{n} such that uv=0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v}=0. Then either u=0\mathbf{u}=\mathbf{0} or v=0\mathbf{v}=\mathbf{0}."
The condition uv=0\mathbf{u} \cdot \mathbf{v}=0 indicates that the vectors are orthogonal, not necessarily zero vectors. Both vectors can be non-zero and still orthogonal. Therefore, the statement is false.
The true statement is C \boxed{\text{C}} .

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