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MATH23 Exercise 11.2

This document contains solutions to exercises involving vector operations such as finding components of vectors, adding and subtracting vectors, multiplying vectors by scalars, and finding the angle between vectors. Some of the operations included are finding the terminal point of a vector with a given initial point, finding unit vectors in a specified direction, and breaking vectors down into their x and y components.

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MATH23 Exercise 11.2

This document contains solutions to exercises involving vector operations such as finding components of vectors, adding and subtracting vectors, multiplying vectors by scalars, and finding the angle between vectors. Some of the operations included are finding the terminal point of a vector with a given initial point, finding unit vectors in a specified direction, and breaking vectors down into their x and y components.

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EXERCISE SET 11.2 Sketch the vectors with their initial points at the origin: 1.

b) <-5, 4> e) 3i 2j Solutions: 1b.) <-5, 4> 3. b) <2, 2, -1> d) 2i + 3j 2k

1e.) 3i-2j or <3, -2>

1b.) <2, 2, 1>

1d.) 2i + 3j - 2k or <2, 3, -2>

6. Find the components of the vector AB and sketch an equivalent vector with its initial point at the origin. a) A (2, 3), B (-3, 3) Solution: 6a.) A (2, 3), B(-3, 3) V= = = = b) A (3, 0, 4), B (0, 4, 4)

6b.) A (3, 0, 4), B (0, 4, 4) V= = = =

10. a) Find the terminal point of v = <7, 6> if the initial point is (2, -1). Solution:

v= (7, 6) A= (2, -1)


B=

10b.) Find the terminal point of v = i + 2j 3k if the initial point is (-2, 1, 4). Solution: v= i+2j+3k = <1, 2, -3>

A= (2, 1, 4)
B=(

12. Perform the stated operations on the given vectors:

u = <2, -1, 3>, v = <4, 0, -2>, and w = <1, 1, 3>. f) 2v (u + w)


Solution:

2v (u + w)
= = = )

14. Find the norm of v. a) v = <3, 4> d) v = i + j + k Solution: a.) v = <3, 4> d.) v= i + j + k | | | |

22. Find unit vectors that satisfy the stated conditions. a) Oppositely directed to 3i 4j. b) Same direction as 2i j 2k. c) Same direction as the vector from the point A (-3, 2) to the point B (1, -1).

Solution: a.) , | | | | | | | |

b.)

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c.) V= = =

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24. Find the vectors that satisfy the stated conditions. a) Same direction as v = -2i + 3j and three times the length of v. b) Length 2 and oppositely directed to v = -3i + 4j + k. Solution: a.) Let w= unknown vector | |
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b.) Let w= unknown vector | | | | | |

26. Find the component forms of v + w and v w in 2-space, given that w , v makes an angle of with the positive x-axis, and w makes an angle of with the positive x-axis. Given: v+w=? , v-w=? , | | , ,

Solution: | | | |

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