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Revision: Vectors Exercises
1. If a = (2,1, 2), b = (1, 2, 1) and c = (1,2, 1), find
(a) a + b + c
(b) a.b
(c) b.c
(d) a.c
(e) a a
(f) a b
(g) b c
(h) |a|
(i) the unit vectors in the directions of a and b.
2. Which of the following vectors are parallel and which are perpendicu-lar?
p = 2i j, q = 4i 2j, r = 2i + 4j.
3. If e = (5t2, cos t, sin2 t), find dedt
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Vectors: Solutions
1. (a) (2,-1,4)
(b) -2
(c) -4
(d) 6
(e) 0
(f) (-5,-4,3)
(g) (4,2,0)
(h) 3
(i) a = 13(2,1, 2), b = 1
6(1, 2, 1).
2. p and q are parallel; p and r are perpendicular; q and r are perpen-dicular.
3. dedt
= (10t, sin t, 2 sin t cos t).
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