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[Ans: (a)
1
59
( ) (
3ˆi + ˆj + 7kˆ ; (b) 14, 4ˆi + 10ˆj − kˆ , 15;)
(c) 68.280; (d)
15 ˆ
117
( )
4i + 10ˆj − kˆ ; (e) 15; (f) –6]
[Ans: (a) ( )( ) 3
( )
2 , 3, 3, 3, − 2ˆi + 2ˆj − kˆ , 2ˆi − 2ˆj + kˆ , 3, 450, ˆi + ˆj ;–3, –3,
2
(
(b) 6 , 2 , − ˆi − ˆj + kˆ , ˆi + ˆj − kˆ , 3 , 1500, − $i + $j + 2k$ ]
1
2
)
3) Find (i) the area of the parallelogram determined by vectors u and v , and (ii) the
volume of the parallelepiped determined by the vectors u , v and w , given that:
(a) u = $i + $j − k$ , v = 2$i + $j + k$ , w = −$i − 2$j + 3k$ .
(b) u = $i + $j , v = $j , w = $i + $j + k$ .
[Ans: (a) 14 , 1; (b) 1, 1]
4) Let u = 11, ,−2 and v = a,−1,2 . Find the value of a so that the vector u is
orthogonal to v.
[a = 5]
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6) Two horses tow a boat with forces 2.5 × 105 N and 1.0 × 105 N respectively, and
these forces make angles of 30° and 15° with the long axis of the boat (see the
figure below). Assuming no friction, determine the net force on the boat in
standard basis form. Furthermore, calculate the work done by the horses in towing
the boat 100 meters in the direction of the .positive x-axis.
y
F1
30°
15°
x
F2
( )
[Ans: 3.13ˆi + 0.99ˆj × 10 5 N , 3.13 × 10 7 J]
7) Find the vector and parametric equations for the line that passes through the point
(1,2,3) and is parallel to the vector v = 3ˆi + 7kˆ .
x = 1 + 3t
[Ans: x, y, z = 1, 2, 3 + t 3, 0, 7 , y = 2 ]
z = 3 + 7t
9) (a) Find the linear equation of the plane containing the intersecting lines:
L1 : x = −2 + t , y = 2 − t , z = 1 − t , −∞ <t < ∞
L 2 : x = 1 + 3s, y = −1 + 2s, z = −2 − s , −∞ < s < ∞
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(b) Find the point of intersection of L1 and L2. What is the angle between
these 2 lines?
[Ans: (a) 3x – 2y + 5z = – 5; (b) (1,−1,−2 ) , 72.02° ]
10) (a) Find the shortest distance from the point (2,1,1) to the plane
x + 2 y + 2 z = 11 .
(b) Find the angle between the two planes 3x + 4 y = 0 and 2 x + y − 2 z = 5 .
[Ans: (a) 5 / 3; (b) 48.2° ]
12) Find the parametric equations of a line that passes through the point A ( 2, −3,1)
and is orthogonal/perpendicular to the plane 3x − 7 y + 5 z + 134 = 0 . Where does
the line intersect the plane?
x = 2 + 3t
[Ans: y = −3 − 7t ; (–4, 11, –9)]
z = 1 + 5t
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the constant α , if possible, that will make the vectors u , v and w lie in a
~ ~ ~
plane.
(ii) Given two nonzero vectors u and v in R 3 , show that
~ ~
2 2 2 2
u× v + u . v = u v .
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
u× v = u v .
~ ~ ~ ~
b) Find an equation of the line (in parametric form) that is parallel to the planes
x − 4 y + 2 z = 0 and 2 x + 3 y − z + 1 = 0 , and passes through the point P(5, 0, –2).
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