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Tutorial 8 Vector-Valued Functions: K T J I T T R

1. Solve vector subtraction and addition problems involving vectors P1, P2, and P3. Find the magnitude of vector 3P1 + 2P3 and a vector orthogonal to P2 - P1 and P3 - P1. 2. Determine a unit vector perpendicular to the plane defined by vectors A and B. 3. Find the angle between vectors A and B. 4. Find derivatives of up to second order for vector function R with respect to time t. 5. Determine the velocity and acceleration of a particle moving along a curve defined by parametric equations involving time t, and find the magnitude of velocity and acceleration at t = 0. 6. Find an

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Tutorial 8 Vector-Valued Functions: K T J I T T R

1. Solve vector subtraction and addition problems involving vectors P1, P2, and P3. Find the magnitude of vector 3P1 + 2P3 and a vector orthogonal to P2 - P1 and P3 - P1. 2. Determine a unit vector perpendicular to the plane defined by vectors A and B. 3. Find the angle between vectors A and B. 4. Find derivatives of up to second order for vector function R with respect to time t. 5. Determine the velocity and acceleration of a particle moving along a curve defined by parametric equations involving time t, and find the magnitude of velocity and acceleration at t = 0. 6. Find an

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Tutorial 8

Vector-valued Functions
1.

Given vector with


P1 = (3, 2, -2),

P2 = (-1, 0, -2),

and P3 = (-2, 1, 5)

Solve the following:


(a) P2 P1 and P3 P1
(b) |3P1 + 2P3|
(c) Find a vector that is orthogonal to both P2 P1 and P3 P1.
2.

Determine a unit vector perpendicular to the plane of A = 2i 6j -3k and B


= 4i + 3j k.

3.

Find the angle between A = 2i + 2j k and B = 6i 3j + 2k

4.

Given R = sin (t) i + cos (t) j + t k, find (a) (a)

5.

dR
d 2R
dR
d 2R
, (b) 2 , (c)
, (d ) 2
dt
dt
dt
dt

A particle moves along a curve whose parametric equations are x = e-t, y =


2cos (3t), z = 2 sin (3t), where t is the time.
(a) Determine its velocity and acceleration at any time
(b) Find the magnitude of the velocity and acceleration at t = 0.

6.

Find an arc-length parameterization for the curve traced out by

r (t ) 2 cos(t / 4)i 0 j sin( t / 4)k

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