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The sound intensity level of a system from a certain location is 100 dB. The threshold of
frequency of human hearing is 1 x 10-12wm-2 Determine the intensity of the sound at this
location
answ .
0.01Wm-2
If two vectors, 2ī+3j-k and 4i+6j+xk are parallel to each other, what is the value of
x?
Tiger Joe Sallmen and Larry Rothstein have already given the easiest way of determining
the value of x.x.
There are two other ways (which are not as simple), as given below:
⇒(2i^+3j^−k^)×(4i^+6j^+xk^)=0.⇒(2i^+3j^−k^)×(4i^+6j^+xk^)=0.
⇒i^(3x+6)−j^(2x+4)+k^(12−12)=0.⇒i^(3x+6)−j^(2x+4)+k^(12−12)=0.
⇒3x+6=0⇒3x+6=0 and 2x+4=0.2x+4=0.
⇒x=−2.⇒x=−2.
Using the dot product.
Since the vectors are parallel, the cosine of the angle between them is 11.
⇒⇒ The dot product is equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two vectors.
⇒(2i^+3j^−k^)⋅(4i^+6j^+xk^)=|2i^+3j^−k^||
4i^+6j^+xk^|.⇒(2i^+3j^−k^)⋅(4i^+6j^+xk^)=|2i^+3j^−k^||4i^+6j^+xk^|.
⇒8+18−x=4+9+1−−−−−−−−√16+36+x2−−−−−−−−−
−√.⇒8+18−x=4+9+116+36+x2.
⇒26−x=14−−√52+x2−−−−−−√.⇒26−x=1452+x2.
⇒(26−x)2=14(52+x2).⇒(26−x)2=14(52+x2).
⇒676−52x+x2=728+14x2.⇒676−52x+x2=728+14x2.
⇒13x2+52x+52=0⇒13x2+52x+52=0
⇒13(x+2)2=0⇒13(x+2)2=0
⇒x=−2.