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Homework Statement
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(a) Define carefully the dot and vector products of two vectors a and b.
(b) Show, using the dot product, that if c - d and c + d are perpendicular then |c| = |d|.
(c) The vectors a = i+2j and b = i - 2j + k form two sides of a triangle. Use vector methods to find the area of the triangle and the angle between a and b.3.
(a) Define carefully the dot and vector products of two vectors a and b.
(b) Two unit vectors c and d are perpendicular. Find (c x d) . (2c + 3d).
(c) The three points. (-1, 2, 2), (2, 0, 1) and (1,2,1) form the vertices of a triangle. Use vector methods to find the angle between the two sides of the triangle which meet at (1, 2, 1). Find, also, using vector methods, the area of the triangle.
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(a) Define the dot and the cross product between two vectors a and b.
(b) Two unit vectors c and d are perpendicular. Find (c x d) x c.
(c) The three points (1, -2, 1), (0, 2, 1) and (-1, 1, 2) form the vertices of a triangle. Use vector methods to find the angle between the two sides of the triangle which meet at (0, 2, 1). Find, also, using vector methods, the area of the triangle.
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The Attempt at a Solution
Stumped but i remember being told about x,y,z and a method of cross multiplying but other than that i dnt really know