Homework for Clculo Multivariable

1.1 Find the unit vector along the line joining point (2,4,4) to point (-3,2,2)
1.2 Let 2 5 3 A ax ay az = +

, 3 4 B ax ay =

, C ax ay az = + +

. a) Determine 2 A B +

, b)
Calculate 5 A C +

, c) For what values of k is kB

=2?, d) find
AxB
A B -


1.3 If 2 3 A ax ay az = +

, B ay az =

and 3 5 7 C ax ay az = + +

: a) 2 A B C +

, b)
( )
4 C A B +

, c)
2 3 A B
C

, d)
2
A C B -

, e)
1 1 1
2 3 4
Bx A C
| |
+
|
\ .


1.4 If the position vectors of points T and S are 3 2 ax ay az + and 4 6 2 ax ay az + + ,
respectively, find a) the coordinates of T and S. b) The distance vector from T to S. c) the
distance between T and S.
1.5 If 5 3 2 A ax ay az = + +

, 4 6 B ax ay az = + +

, 8 2 C ax ay = +

. Find the value of o and |

such that A B C o | + +

is parallel to the y -axis.
1.6 Given vectors 4 A ax ay az o = + +

, 3 6 B ax ay az | = +

, 5 2 C ax ay az = +

. Determine:
o , | , such that the vectors are mutually orthogonal.
1.7 a) Show that:
( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
A B AxB AB - + =


b) Show that:

ayxaz
ax
ax ayxaz
=

azxay
ay
ax ayxaz
=

and

axxay
az
ax ayxaz
=

1.8 Given that: 2 2 P ax ay az =

, 4 3 2 Q ax ay az = + +

, 2 R ax ay az = + +

find: a)
P Q R +

, b) P QxR -

, c) QxP R -

, d) ( ) ( ) PxQ QxR -

, e) ( ) ( ) PxQ x QxR

, f) cos
PR
u , g) sin
PQ
u

1.9 Given vectors 2 6 3 T ax ay az = +

and 2 S ax ay az = + +

.Find a) the scalar projection of T

on S

, b) the vector projection of S

on T

, c) the smaller angle between T

and S

.
1.10 If 6 5 A ax ay az = + +

, 2 3 B ax ay az = + +

. Find a) the scalar projection of A

on B

. b)
the vector projection of B

on A

. c) the unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing B

and A

1.11 Calculate the angles that 3 5 8 H ax ay az = +

, makes with the x-,y- and z- axes

1.12 Find the triple scalar product of P

, Q

, R

given that: 2 P ax ay az = +

,
Q ax ay az = +

, 2 2 R ax az = +

.
1.13 Simplify the following expressions: a)
( )
Ax AxB

, b)
( )
Ax Ax AxB
(



1.14 Points
1
(1, 2, 3) P ,
2
( 5, 2, 0) P and
3
(2, 7, 3) P from a triangle in space. Calculate the area
of triangle.
1.15 The vertices of a triangle are located at (4,1,-3), (-2,5,4) and (0,1,6). Find the three angles
of the triangle
1.16 Given
2 2
A x yax yzay yz az = +

, determine: a) The magnitude of A

at point (2, 1, 3) T ,
b)The distance vector from T to S if S is 5.6 units away from T and in the same direction as
A

at T . c) The position vector of S

1.17 E

and F

are vectors fields given by 2 E xax ay yzaz = + +

and
2
F xyax y ay xyzaz = +

. Determine: a) E

at (1,2,3), b)The component of E

along F

at
(1,2,3), c) A vector perpendicular to both E

and F

at (0,1,-3) whose magnitude is unity