TUTORIAL 3

Question 1

Let u  3,2,0 and v   2,5,4 . Find the component form and magnitude(length) of the
vector:

a) u  v 2
c) v  4u
b) 2u  3v 3
d) v.u

Question 2

Copy vectors u, v and w head to tail as needed to sketch the indicated vector.

a) u  v c) v  w
d) w  u
b) u  v  w

Question 3

Let u  2i  j, v  i  j and w  i  j. Find scalars, a and b such that u  av  bw.

Question 4
Find the angles between the given vectors.

a) u  2i  2 j  k , v  3i  4k c) u  i  2 j  2k , v  i  j  k
b) u  3i  7 j, v  3i  j  2k

Question 5

Let u  5i  j  k , v  j  5k and w  15i  3 j  3k. Which vectors, if any, are

a) Parallel
b) Perpendicular
(Give reasons for your answer.)

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Question 6

a) Find an equation for the line that goes through two points A 1, 0, 2  and B  4, 2,3 .
b) Find an equation for the line that is parallel to the line x  3  t , y  6t , z  7t  2 and
goes through the point P  0,1, 2  .
c) Find an equation for the line that is orthogonal to the plane 3x  y  2 z  10 and goes
through the point P 1, 4, 2  .
d) Find an equation for the line of intersection of the plane 5 x  y  z  4 and
10 x  y  z  6.

Question 7

a) Find the equation of the plane that goes through three points A  0,3, 4  , B 1, 2, 0  and
C  1, 6, 4  .
b) Find the equation of the plane that is orthogonal to the line x  4  t , y  1  2t , z  8t
and goes through the point P  3, 2,1 .
c) Find the equation of the plane that is parallel to the plane 5x  3 y  2 z  6 and goes
through the point P  4, 1, 2  .
d) Find the equation of the plane that contains the intersection lines
x  4  t1 , y  2t1 , z  1  3t1 and x  4  t2 , y  3t2 , z  1  2t2 .
e) Find the equation of the plane that is orthogonal to the plane 3x  2 y  z  4 and goes
through the points P 1, 2, 4  and Q  1,3, 2  .

Question 8
a) Find the intersection of the line x  3t , y  1  2t , z  2  t and the plane 2 x  3 y  z  4.
b) Find the intersection x  1  2t1 , y  3t1 , z  5t1 and x  6  t2 , y  2  4t2 , z  3  7t2 (or
explain why they don’t intersect).

Question 9
Find parametric equations for the given lines:

a) The line through P 1, 2, 1 and Q  1, 0,1 .

b) The line through the point P  3, 2,1 parallel to the line x  1  2t , y  2  t and
z  3t.
c) The line through P2,4,5 perpendicular to the plane 3x  7 y  5z  21.

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Question 10
Find equations for the planes:

a) Passes through P1,1,3 parallel to the plane 3x  y  z  7.

b) Passes through Q2,4,5 perpendicular to the line x  5  t , y  1  3t and z  4t.

Question 11
Find the point of intersection of the lines x  2t  1, y  3t  2, z  4t  3 and
x  s  2, y  2s  4, z  4s  1, and find the plane determined by these lines.

Question 12

a) Find the distance from point P2,1,1 and line x  2t , y  1  2t , z  2t.

b) Find the distance from point P2,2,3 and plane 2 x  y  2 z  4.
c) Find the distance from plane x  2 y  6 z  1 to the plane x  2 y  6 z  10.
d) Find the angles between planes x  y  1 and 2 x  y  2 z  2.

Question 13
Show that the line in which the planes x  2 y  2 z  5 and 5 x  2 y  z  0 intersect is parallel
to the line
x  3  2t , y  3t , z  1  4t.

Question 14
The line
L : x  3  2t , y  2t , z  t

intersects the plane x  3 y  z  4 in a point P. Find the coordinates of P and find the
equations for the line in the plane through P perpendicular to L.

Question 15

Find an equation for the plane through A 2,0,3 and B1,2,1 that lies parallel to the line
 13 26   16 13 
through C   2, ,  and D , ,0 .
 5 5  5 5 

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Question 16
Find parametric equations for the line in which x  2 y  z  1 and x  y  2 z  8 intersect.

Question 17

Find an equation for the plane that passes through the point A1,2,3 parallel to u  2i  3 j  k
and v  i  j  2k.

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