Vector Worksheet

Tim Dosen Matematika Lanjut

2019

1. Let u = (4, −1), v = (0, 5), and w = (−3, −3). Find the components of

(a) u + w
(b) v − 3u
(c) 2(u − 5w)
(d) 3v − 2(u + 2w)
2. Let u = (−3, 1, 2), v = (4, 0, −8), and w = (6, −1, −4). Find the compo-
nents of
(a) v − w
(b) 6u + 2v
(c) −3(v − 8w)
(d) (2u − 7w) − (8v + u)
3. Let u = (−3, 2, 1, 0), v = (4, 7, −3, 2), and w = (5, −2, 8, 1). Find the
components of
(a) v − w
(b) −u + (v − 4w)
(c) 6(u − 3v)
(d) (6v − w) − (4u + v)
4. Let u, v, and w be the vectors in Exercise 3. Find the components of the
vector x that satisfies the equation 3u + v − 2w = 3x + 2w.

5. Let u = (1, −1, 3, 5) and v = (−2, 3, 1, 0, 2). Find scalars a and b so that
au + bv = (−8, 8, 3, −1, 7).
6. Find scalars c1 , c2 , and c3 for which the following equation is satisfied:

c1 (1, −1, 0) + c2 (3, 2, 1) + c3 (0, 1, 4) = (−1, 1, 19)

7. Find the norm of v, and a unit vector that is oppositely directed to v.

1
 (a) v = (2, 2, 2)
(b) v = (−2, 3, 3, −1)
8. Let v = (−2, 3, 0, 6). Find all scalars k such that kkvk = 4.

9. Find u · v, u · u, and v · v, given u = (1, 1, 4, 6) and v = (2, −2, 3, −2).

10. Compute the scalar triple product u · (v × w), given u = (−2, 0, 6), v =
(1, −3, 1), w = (−5, −1, 1)