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MAT 491

TUTORIAL CHAPTER 2

Question 1 May 2014

Given 3 points, A(-2,-1,5), B(1,3,-2), C(-4,2,3).

a) Find the component vectors AB and BC.

b) Find the angle between vector AB and BC.

c) What is the direction angle of AB.

d) Find the orthogonal projection of AB on v=i+2j+3k.

Question 2 Jun 2014

Four points in 3-dimensional space are P(1,0,-4), Q(2,1,1), R(-3,2,1) and

S(-1,3,0). a) Calculate the area of parallelogram formed by vectors PQ and

PR. b) From the area calculated in (a), determine the angle between PQ

and PR. c) Calculate the volume of parallelepiped determined by vectors

PS , PQ and PR. Question 3 Sept 2014

Given the vectors

u = 3i − 2j − 5k
v = i + 4j − 4k
w = 3j + 2k

Find

a) the vector x with magnitude 10 and in the opposite direction

as w. b) the volume of parallelepiped determined by the

vectors u, v and w. c) the orthogonal projection of u onto v x w.

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Question 4 Mac 2014
Given three vectors

A = j + 2k
B = i − 2j + 3k
C = i + 4j + 4k

Find

a) two unit vectors parallel to B.

b) the angle between vector A and C.

c) the vector projection of B onto A.

d) the volume of parallelepiped determined by vectors A, B and C.

Question 5 Dec 2014

A, B and C are three points in space with coordinates (-1,1,2), (1,0,3), (2,1,4)
respectively and O is the origin.

a) Find the vector projection of (OC-2OA) onto OB.

b) Determine the angle between AB and AC.

c) Find the area of the triangle ABC.

Question 6 Jun 2013

If

A = 3j + 4k
B = 2i + 4j + 4k

find

a) the angle between A and B and write the answer in two decimal

places. b) the unit vector in the opposite direction of 2A+3B.

c) the vector component of A along B.

d) the area of parallelogram determined by vectors A and B.

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Question 7 Dec 2014

The parametric equation of the line L1 is x = 2 + t, y = 1 − t and z =


3t. a) Show that L1 is parallel to the plane 2x − y − z = 1.

b) Find the distance between L1 and the plane 2x − y − z = 1.


c) Find the equation of the plane through the point A(1,1,1) and perpendicular to the
line L1. Question 8 May 2014

Given the following lines:

L1 : x = 2 + 8t, y = 6 − 8t, z = 10t


L2 : x = 3 + 8t, y = 5 − 3t, z = 6 + t
a) Show that L1 and L2 are skew.
b) Determine vectors v1 which is parallel to the line L1, and v2 which is parallel to
line L2. c) Find the distance between the two lines.

Question 9 Jun 2014

Aline L1 passes through a point P(2,2,-1) and is parallel to vector v1 =< 3,


1, 0 >. a) Find the parametric equation of L1. Hence find point C at t = 1
on L1.
b) Calculate the distance from point C to plane 3x − y + 2z = 6 and find the intersection
point of L1 and the plane.
c) Given a line L2 with parametric equation x = 1 + 2t, y = 1 − 6t and z = 2 − 5t, show
that L2 is perpendicular to L1.

Question 10 Mac 2014

Given the line L : x = 1 − t, y = 3t, z = 1 + t and the plane P : 2x − y + 3z =


7. a) Determine whether the line L is parallel to the plane P.

b) Find the point of intersection between the line L and the plane P.

Question 11 Mac 2014

Find an equation of the plane that contains the points X(2,1,-1), Y(0,-2,0) and
Z(1,-1,2). Question 12 Sept 2014

Given two lines L1 and L2.

L1 : x = 2 + t, y = 2 + 3t, z = 3 + t
L2 : x = 2 + s, y = 3 + 4s, z = 4 + 2s
a) Show that L1 and L2 are intersect.
b) Find the intersection point of the two lines.
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Question 1

a) AB = 3i + 4j − 7k , BC = −5i − j + 5k

b) θ = 151o

c) α = 70o, β = 62o, γ = 144o

d) projv AB = −57i −107j −157k

Question 2
√
a) Area= 686

b) θ = 49o

c) V = 41

Question 3

√30 √20
a) x = − 13 j − 13k

b) V = 49

c) projvxw u =140
59 i −1459 j +2159k

Question 4
1
√ 14 , √3
14
a) u = ± √−2
D 14 , E

b) θ = 21o
c) projA B =0,45,85

d) V = 11

Question 5
a) projOB x =25, 0,65
b) θ = 84o
c) A =√14
2

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Question 6 b) u =
√
a) θ = 760 , −20

21.04o 760

D
√6 √
− 760 , −18

E
c) projB A = 149,289,289

√
d) A = 116

Question 7

√2
b) D = 6

c) x − y + 3z = 3

Question 8

b) v1 = 8i − 8j + 10k , v2 = 8i − 3j + k c)

D = 3.92

Question 9

a) C(5, 3, −1)

b) D = 1.069 , intersection point72,52, −1

Question 10

b) Intersection point (2,-3,0)


Question 11

Equation of plane : −7x + 5y + z + 10 =


0 Question 12

b) Intersection point (1,-1,2)

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