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Midpoint: Vector Between Two Points

1. This document discusses vectors and geometry in 3D space, including examples of finding the direction and length of a vector, vectors between two points, and finding midpoints. 2. Key concepts covered are that the vector between two points P and Q is written as PQ=(x2-x1)i+(y2-y1)j+(z2-z1)k, and the midpoint of points P1 and P2 is (x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2, (z1+z2)/2. 3. Notes provide that a vector normal to ai+bj is bi-aj, and vectors A and B are parallel

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Midpoint: Vector Between Two Points

1. This document discusses vectors and geometry in 3D space, including examples of finding the direction and length of a vector, vectors between two points, and finding midpoints. 2. Key concepts covered are that the vector between two points P and Q is written as PQ=(x2-x1)i+(y2-y1)j+(z2-z1)k, and the midpoint of points P1 and P2 is (x1+x2)/2, (y1+y2)/2, (z1+z2)/2. 3. Notes provide that a vector normal to ai+bj is bi-aj, and vectors A and B are parallel

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CHAPTER 12 VECTORS AND THE GEOMETRY IN SPACE

Examples:
��⃑ = 𝟑𝒊 − 𝟒𝒋
1- Find the direction and the length of 𝑨

𝑳𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 �𝑨 ��⃑� = �𝟑𝟐 + (−𝟒)𝟐 = 𝟓


�⃑ = �𝑨

�𝑨
�⃑ 𝟑𝒊 − 𝟒𝒋 𝟑 𝟒
𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑨 = = = 𝒊− 𝒋
��⃑�
�𝑨 𝟓 𝟓 𝟓

= 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜶𝒊 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜶𝒋
𝟑
∴ 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜶 = ≫ 𝜶 = 𝟓𝟑°
𝟓

Vector between two points:

𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝑷 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (𝒙𝟏 , 𝒚𝟏 , 𝒛𝟏 )


𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑸 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕(𝒙𝟐 , 𝒚𝟐 , 𝒛𝟐 )
������⃑
𝑷𝑸 = (𝒙𝟐 − 𝒙𝟏 )𝒊 + (𝒚𝟐 − 𝒚𝟏 )𝒋 + (𝒛𝟐 − 𝒛𝟏 )𝒌
OR ������⃑
𝑸𝑷 = (𝒙𝟏 − 𝒙𝟐 )𝒊 + (𝒚𝟏 − 𝒚𝟐 )𝒋 + (𝒛𝟏 − 𝒛𝟐 )𝒌
∴ ������⃑
𝑷𝑸 = −𝑸𝑷������⃑

Ex.
1- Find a vector joining A(2,5) & B(4,1)?
������⃑
𝑨𝑩 = (𝟒 − 𝟐)𝒊 + (𝟏 − 𝟓)𝒋 = 𝟐𝒊 − 𝟒𝒋
������⃑ = (𝟐 − 𝟒)𝒊 + (𝟓 − 𝟏)𝒊 = −𝟐𝒊 + 𝟒𝒋
𝑩𝑨

Midpoint:
The midpoint of the line sigment joining points
𝑷𝟏 (𝒙𝟏 , 𝒚𝟏 , 𝒛𝟏 ), �𝑷
�����⃑ �⃑𝟐 (𝒙𝟐 , 𝒚𝟐 , 𝒛𝟐 ) 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕
𝒙𝟏 + 𝒙𝟐 𝒚𝟏 + 𝒚𝟐 𝒛𝟏 + 𝒛𝟐
( , , )
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐
CHAPTER 12 VECTORS AND THE GEOMETRY IN SPACE

Ex. Find the midpoint of the sigment joining P1(3,-2,0)&P2(7,4,4)?


𝟑 + 𝟕 −𝟐 + 𝟒 𝟎 + 𝟒
𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 � , , � = (𝟓, 𝟏, 𝟐).
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐

*The coordinates of a point which divides the join of points P (x , y ) and


1 1 1

P2(x2,y2)In the ratio m1/m2 are :


𝒎𝟏 𝒙𝟐 + 𝒎𝟐 𝒙𝟏 𝒎𝟐 𝒚𝟏 + 𝒎𝟏 𝒚𝟐
𝑸=� , �
𝒎𝟏 + 𝒎𝟐 𝒎𝟏 + 𝒎𝟐

Ex. Find the vector OP3 where P3 is the point which divide the line between P1(2,-1)
P2(-4,3) with a ratio 3/2 ?
𝟑(−𝟒) + 𝟐(𝟐) 𝟐(−𝟏) + 𝟑(𝟑)
𝑷𝟑 = ( ,
𝟑+𝟐 𝟑+𝟐
−𝟖 𝟕
𝑷𝟑 = 𝒊+ 𝒋
𝟓 𝟓

Notes:
1- The vector 𝒂𝒊 + 𝒃𝒋 is normal to the vector 𝐛𝐢 − 𝐚𝐣 .
2- The vector 𝒂𝒊 + 𝒃𝒋 is normal to the line 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒚 = 𝒄 .
3- The vector 𝒃𝒊 − 𝒂𝒋 is the vector of the line 𝒂𝒙 + 𝒃𝒚 = 𝒄 (𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍).

: ‫ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺔ‬
𝐛𝐢 − 𝐚𝐣 . ‫ 𝐢𝐚 ﻋﻤﻮﺩ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﻪ‬+ 𝐛𝐣 ‫ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﻪ‬-1
𝐚𝐱 + 𝐛𝐲 = 𝐜 . ‫ 𝐢𝐚 ﻋﻤﻮﺩ ﻋﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻟﺘﻪ‬+ 𝐛𝐣 ‫ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﻪ‬-2
. (‫ 𝐱𝐚 )ﻣﻮﺍﺯﻱ ﻟﻪ‬+ 𝐛𝐲 = 𝐜 ‫ 𝐢𝐛 ﻫﻮ ﻣﺘﺠﻪ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻔﻴﻢ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻟﺘﻪ‬− 𝐚𝐣 ‫ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺠﻪ‬-3
CHAPTER 12 VECTORS AND THE GEOMETRY IN SPACE

Ex. Find a vector that is normal to 𝟐𝒊 − 𝟑𝒋 ?


�𝑨
�⃑ = 𝟐𝒊 + 𝟑𝒋
��⃑ = 𝟑𝒊 − 𝟐𝒋
𝑵

��⃑ 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝑩
Note: 𝑨 ��⃑ = 𝒕𝑩
���⃑ ⇔ 𝑨 ��⃑

Where, t = scaler , �𝑨
�⃑& ���⃑
𝑩 are vectors
Ex. Show that �𝑨
�⃑ = 𝟐𝒊 + 𝟑𝒋 & �𝑩
�⃑ = 𝟒𝒊 + 𝟔𝒋 are parallel .
�𝑨
�⃑ = 𝟐𝒊 + 𝟑𝒋

𝑩 ��⃑
��⃑ = 𝟒𝒊 + 𝟔𝒋 = 𝟐(𝟐𝒊 + 𝟑𝒋) = 𝟐𝑨 ��⃑ 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒍 𝑩
∴ 𝑨 ��⃑.

𝟏 𝟏
Ex. Find a vector tangent and normal to the curve 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟑 + 𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟏).
𝟑 𝟐
𝟏 𝟏
Sol. 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟑 +
𝟑 𝟐
𝟐
𝒚=𝒙
𝒂𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟏) → 𝒚 = 𝟏
𝒚=𝒙+𝒄 → 𝒚−𝒙+𝒄=𝟎
𝑻 = −𝒊 − 𝒋
𝑵=𝒊−𝒋
𝒙𝟑
Ex. Find a unit vector tangent and normal to the curve 𝒚 = + 𝟓 𝒂𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟓. 𝟓).
𝟐
𝒙𝟑
Sol. 𝒚= +𝟓
𝟐
𝟑
𝒂𝒕 (𝟏, 𝟓. 𝟓) 𝒚 =
𝟐
∴ 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟐𝒚 = 𝒄
𝑻 = −𝟐𝒊 − 𝟑𝒋 & 𝑵 = 𝟑𝒊 − 𝟐𝒋
�⃑
𝑻 −𝟐𝒊−𝟑𝒋 −𝟐 𝟑
Unit vector = = = −
�
�𝑻⃑� �(−𝟐)𝟐 +(−𝟑)𝟐 √𝟐𝟎 √𝟐𝟎
��⃑
𝑵 𝟑𝒊−𝟐𝒋 𝟑 𝟐
Unit vector = ��⃑�
= = −
�𝑵 �(𝟑)𝟐 +(−𝟐)𝟐 √𝟐𝟎 √𝟐𝟎

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