KANGOGO NICKSON KIPRONO KANGOGO SMA221 Vector Analysis

Assignment CAT 1 8TH NOV 2021 due 11/15/2021 at 02:30pm EAT

1. (5 points) 6. (3 points)
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Find the vector v = PQ. Use the algebraic definition to find~v ×~w if~v = −ĩ − j̃ + k̃ and
P = (1, 4, 3) ~w = −ĩ + j̃ + 2k̃.
Q = (2.25, −1, 9.5) ~v × ~w =
v= Answer(s) submitted:
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2. (4 points) Let a = h3, 5i and b = h5, −1i. 7. (3 points) Find the volume of the parallelepiped defined
Show that there are scalars s and t so that sa+tb = h−7, −21i by the vectors
You might want to sketch the vectors to get some intuition.      
2 −1 −2
s=  2   −2   2 
 ,
 3   2 , 1 .
  
t=
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• Volume = .
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3. (2 points)
Let u = h3, 5i, v = h2, −4i, and w = h3, −3i. Find the vector (incorrect)
x that satisfies
10u − v + x = 9x + w. 8. (8 points)
In this case, x = . Part 1
Answer(s) submitted: The figure below shows two vectors a and b in R3 that are in the
• xy-plane. Suppose kak = 3, kbk = 4, and the angle between the
two vectors is 40 degrees.
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4. (4 points)
Compute the angle between the vectors ĩ+ j̃− k̃ and ĩ− j̃+ k̃.
angle = radians
(Give your answer in radians, not degrees.)
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5. (6 points) Let ~a, ~b,~c and~y be the three dimensional vectors
~a = 2 j̃ + 3 k̃, ~b = ĩ + 2 j̃ + 5 k̃, ~c = 5 ĩ − 2 j̃, ~y = −3 ĩ + 2 j̃
Perform the following operations on these vectors:
(a) ~c ·~a +~a ·~y =
(b) (~a ·~b)~a =
(c) ((~c ·~c)~a) ·~a =
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• a. The dot product of these vectors is a · b = . You
should be able to determine the sign of a · b without mak-
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ing any calculations.
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 b. The cross product a × b points in the same direction as the e. The dot product (5i + 3j) · (a × b) is . Using vector
vector [choose/i/j/k/- i/- j/- k]. You should be able to deter- geometry, this should be obvious.
mine this without making any calculations. Answer(s) submitted:
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c. The length of a × b is ka × bk = . •
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d. The cross product a × b is . •
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e. The area of the triangle formed by a and b is .
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The figure below shows two vectors a and b in R3 that are in the •
xy-plane. Suppose kak = 3, kbk = 2, and the angle between the •
two vectors is 110 degrees.
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9. (5 points)
Find two unit vectors orthogonal to a = h5, 2, 3i and b =
h−1, 0, 3i
Enter your answer so that the first vector has a positive first
coordinate
First Vector: h , , i
Second Vector: h , , i

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10. (5 points) Are the following statements true or false?
a. The area of the parallelogram formed by a and b is
. ? 1. The value of ~v · (~v × ~w) is always zero.
? 2. If ~v and ~w are any two vectors, then ||~v + ~w|| = ||~v|| +
b. The cross product a × b points in the same direction as the ||~w||.
vector [choose/i/j/k/- i/- j/- k]. You should be able to deter-
? 3. (~i × ~j) ·~k =~i · (~j ×~k).
mine this without making any calculations.
? 4. For any scalar c and any vector~v, we have ||c~v|| = c||~v||.
c. The cross product a × b is . Answer(s) submitted:
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d. The dot product k · (a × b) is . •
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