Calculus-Sec-11-4-Solution

11.4 The Vector or Cross Product by SGLee - HSKim - JHLee
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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.
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http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-1.html
2.
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Now,
and
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So,
is orthogonal to both
and
.
3.
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.
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.
6. If
and
, find
and
.
,
.
7. If
,
, and
, show that
.
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(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
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Thus, two unit vectors orthogonal to both are
,
that is,
and
.
9. Find two unit vectors orthogonal to both
and
.
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.
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
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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.
,
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and
, so a vector orthogonal to the plane through
and
is
.
That is,
is orthogonal to the plane through
and
.
15.
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.
16-17. Find the volume of the parallelepiped with adjacent edges
,
, and
.
16.
,
,
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http://matrix.skku.ac.kr/cal-lab/cal-11-4-16.html
17.
,
,
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and
.
.
So, the volume of the parallelepiped is
cubic units.
18. Show that the vectors
,
, and
are not coplanar.
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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 ![]()
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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
.
