Calculus-Sec-11-4-Solution
11.4 The Vector or Cross Product by SGLee - HSKim - JHLee
1-5. Find the cross product and verify that it is orthogonal to both
and
.
(You may do it with Sage in http://math1.skku.ac.kr/ Open resources in http://math1.skku.ac.kr/pub/ )
1.
,
http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-1.html
2. ,
Now, and
So, is orthogonal to both
and
.
3. ,
.
4.
.
5.
.
6. If and
, find
and
.
,
.
7. If ,
, and
, show that
.
(i)
<-- (1, -1, 1)
<-- (4, 8, 4)
(ii)
Hence, .
8. Find two unit vectors orthogonal to both
and
.
http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-8.html
Thus, two unit vectors orthogonal to both are ,
that is, and
.
9. Find two unit vectors orthogonal to both and
.
.
Thus, two unit vectors orthogonal to both are , that is,
and
.
10. Find the area of the parallelogram with vertices
,
,
and
.
http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-10.html
We may think of these points in plane in the space.
11.Find the area of the parallelogram with vertices ,
,
, and
.
The parallelogram is determined by the vectors and
,
so the area of parallelogram is
12-13. Find a vector perpendicular to the plane through the points ,
, and
.
12.
,
,
.
http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-12.html
13. ,
,
and
, so a vector orthogonal to the plane through
and
is
.
That is, is orthogonal to the plane through
and
.
15. ,
,
.
16-17. Find the volume of the parallelepiped with adjacent edges ,
, and
.
16.
,
,
,
http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-16.html
17. ,
,
,
and
.
.
So, the volume of the parallelepiped is cubic units.
18. Show that the vectors
,
, and
are not coplanar.
http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-18.html
Not coplanar.
19. Determine whether the points ,
,
, and
lie in the same plane.
and
.
.
Thus, the volume of the parallelepiped determined by and
is
.
This says that these vectors lie in the same plane.
Therefore, their initial and terminal points and
also lie in the same plane.
20. A wrench 40cm long lies along the positive -axis and grips a bolt at the origin.
A force is applied in the direction at the end of the wrench.
Find the magnitude of the force needed to supply of torque to the bolt.
21. Suppose that . Prove or disprove the following statements.
(a) If then
False.
If , then
, hence
is perpendicular to
.
This can happen if .
For example, let and
, then
.
(b) If then
False.
If , then
, which implies that
is parallel to
, which of course can happen if
.
(c) If and
then
True.
Since ,
is perpendicular to
, by part (a). From part (b),
is parallel to
.
Since , and is both parallel and perpendicular to
, we have
. Hence
.
22. Show that .
23. If and
, then find
.