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Exercise 19

Avg difficulty 2.5

Let x⃗=⟨1,1,1⟩\vx = \langle 1, 1, 1 \rangle and y⃗=⟨0,3,−2⟩\vy = \langle 0, 3, -2 \rangle.

  1. Are x⃗\vx and y⃗\vy orthogonal? Are x⃗\vx and y⃗\vy parallel? Clearly explain how you know, using appropriate vector products.

  2. Find a unit vector that is orthogonal to both x⃗\vx and y⃗\vy.

  3. Express y⃗\vy as the sum of two vectors: one parallel to x⃗\vx, the other orthogonal to x⃗\vx.

  4. Determine the area of the parallelogram formed by x⃗\vx and y⃗\vy.

Long, Keller & Schlicker, Active Calculus Multivariable, §9.5 The Cross Product, Exercise 19

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