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21011A0416 Assign-1 Vectors & Cartesian

This document discusses vectors and coordinate systems in 3 sentences or less: It demonstrates the ambiguity that arises when finding the angle between two vectors using the cross product. It shows that this ambiguity does not exist when using the dot product instead. It then provides examples of using vectors to find angles, magnitudes, and coordinates of points in 3D space.

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21011A0416 Assign-1 Vectors & Cartesian

This document discusses vectors and coordinate systems in 3 sentences or less: It demonstrates the ambiguity that arises when finding the angle between two vectors using the cross product. It shows that this ambiguity does not exist when using the dot product instead. It then provides examples of using vectors to find angles, magnitudes, and coordinates of points in 3D space.

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28los3 Vectors and Cartesian

Asigrment 1 CooYdinate S4stem


when the
1: Demonstrate the ambiquity that resuts between
is used to fnd the angle to
Cross procluct
vectovs by finding the anqle between A= 3a,-2ay tbn
and B= 20x+ay -20z Does this aTmbiquity exist
Nhen the dot product is used ?
sol To ffnd angle between two vectors -uinq
Cross product , we find the manitude of
AXB.

AXB
ay
-2
= l4ayt+7az'
2 -2

|AxB| = 196+49 =245


We knowAXB|= Al|B| Sin O, here is
angle between A amd B.
V245 - 3/29 Sn
e- Sin 245

This anqle is some for both AxB and


BxA in this method bec ause

But practically, looking at the coordinate


geometrs the anqles in both cases must be
different) because AXB=-(BxA).
But , in case cot product, this ambiqity
does not exist becauee AB=BA henceboth cas
there is no iss ue it the anqle is Same
Oe
coplanar
IE|-3, find the values f o,p.
sol>1f ,b, are coplanax, theix determint is zero
1

3 4 0

(3p-4) -1(4p-)+ (a-3)=0.

or -l and takes
So, a can take too values tl
the volue I.

3. Given the vectOrS M=-l0 azt4ay -80 and N=8a,+7ay


vector in the direction of -M+9N2az,
find : a) a unit |Ml|>n|(M+N)
the maqnitude of 5azt N-3M; c)
sol- () -M+ 2N(4t0ax+4 aytsaz) t2(8a7+lay-2a z)
- 16ax t 19ay-040z
Let- M4 2N= P.
Then unit vector of P is given by
26ax419aytz

26_atD_ay t: +A_az
0-92axt 0:350y+ O-|4a,
(b) Given M=-I0ay + 40y -Baz
N=8cy+7ay-2az
5ay + N-3M

26 a4+5ay)+ 220z
2G04-5ayt32 ay
Lot thi vector be Q, ther
lel=264s'4322
yG76+25+ 484
j21 34.42

( TRo )()(-207+1ay-10a2)
36 |65(-204tllay-1022)

-580,5 a,t 3193(a, -


zay-2102 0z
’ So, IMI|2N| (M+)
= -580-5 a4+3193 as -2102 zy
The ttree vertices a triongle are located at
ACI2,5) et,-2,-), and c(i.3,-2)- ) Fr
3ol+ the lenqth d the perimeter o the triangle the
unit vector that s diected from
() Find a
deoirt of the side AB to the nidpoirt of the cide
RC-C) Show that this unit vector makiplked bu o
scalar is equal to the vector trom A to c omd
Jhat the untt vector is theretore parallel to c
Sols
Gven vertices- a) EI,2,5), B4,-2), c(1,3,-2)
() pevimeter of the tianqle ABC
AB+ BC+ CA

9+1G+G4 + 25+25+1 +]4+1444

-23-92 umits

6) Midpoint of AB -o-2-5,6,D
Nidpoi nt ot BC -E-15, 0-5,-2-5)
DE- (D.s- 3st)
DÉ= ‘+0-5j-35k
of DE - DE î+05f25
The Unit vector in the direction |DEl (346
2
DE 2i+0.5j-3.5k7 =+$-1k
3{6
C) Ac - 0c-ÔA - î+3-n-(+2$ +sk)
AC = 21+j-7k ’
hrom equations &

Hence, it is provedl that the unit vector in the


direction of ine seqmert joining he midponts
AB and BC.,Tmutiplied by a scalar is equal to the
Vector Ac, and hence the unit vector DE is paallel t0 AC
S) The vector hrom the origin to point A is given as
(6,-2,-4), and the unit vector directed from the
oviqin toNYds the polnt B is 2,-2,D/3 I points
A and B aTe ten units apart, find the coorcinates
of polnt B
sol: Given, OA = 6-2f-4R
and unit vector along OB =2-2t ’0
and AB l0 ’ |AE'|= l0 ’ |o8-oA-10
’Let the coorcinates of B, be x,y,z twrto origin,
then (AB|-|o8- GA|=ytzi-eî-2j-4))
-(e-of+g-f+e-1|

OB
lOB|
X

Let 4yt+z =T. r0


y=3, z-
then x-: equations in equation
Substtute thse
Y=3-74
=3-9=31;2Y=7-82 ~-8
So. the coordinates of B aTer
x= 7-8,4=-7-8, Z= 39 ’ B(7.8,-718,3.1)

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