Calculus 3 : Calculus 3

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Example Questions

Example Question #554 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Determine whether the two vectors,  and , are orthogonal or not.

Possible Answers:

The two vectors are orthogonal.

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

Correct answer:

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

Explanation:

Vectors can be said to be orthogonal, that is to say perpendicular or normal, if their dot product amounts to zero:

To find the dot product of two vectors given the notation

Simply multiply terms across rows:

For our vectors,  and 

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

Example Question #555 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Determine whether the two vectors,  and , are orthogonal or not.

Possible Answers:

The two vectors are orthogonal.

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

Correct answer:

The two vectors are orthogonal.

Explanation:

Vectors can be said to be orthogonal, that is to say perpendicular or normal, if their dot product amounts to zero:

To find the dot product of two vectors given the notation

Simply multiply terms across rows:

For our vectors,  and 

The two vectors are orthogonal.

Example Question #64 : Normal Vectors

Determine whether the two vectors,  and , are orthogonal or not.

Possible Answers:

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

The two vectors are orthogonal.

Correct answer:

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

Explanation:

Vectors can be said to be orthogonal, that is to say perpendicular or normal, if their dot product amounts to zero:

To find the dot product of two vectors given the notation

Simply multiply terms across rows:

For our vectors,  and 

The two vectors are not orthogonal.

Example Question #65 : Normal Vectors

Which of the following vectors is perpendicular to the plane given by the following equation: 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

A normal vector to a plane of the form

is given by the gradient of f.  First, we have to put the equation into a form where it equals zero:

The gradient is given by:

A vector multiplied by a constant is parallel to the original vector, so the above vector multiplied by a constant is perpendicular to the plane.  The correct answer is the above vector multiplied by two.

Example Question #66 : Normal Vectors

Find the tangent vector for 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Example Question #67 : Normal Vectors

Find the normal vector (in standard notation) to the plane:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To determine the normal vector to a plane, we simply report the coefficients of the x, y, and z terms, as the equation of a plane is given by

where  is the normal vector.

So, our normal vector is

We were asked to write this in standard notation, which gives us

Example Question #71 : Normal Vectors

Find the normal vector to plane given by the equation of two vectors on the plane:  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the normal vector, you must take the cross product of the two vectors. Once you take the cross product, you get . In vector notation, this is .

Example Question #2561 : Calculus 3

Calculate the norm of the vector:

Possible Answers:

None of the Above.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Norm of the Vector is = 

Example Question #73 : Normal Vectors

Two vectors  and  are parallel to a plane. Find the normal vector to the plane. 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the normal vector to the plane, we must take the cross product of the two vectors. Using the 3x3 matrix , we perform the cross product.

Using the formula for the determinant of a 3x3 matrix 

 

is  

,

we get 

Example Question #74 : Normal Vectors

Find the normal vector of the plane that contains the lines  and 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the normal vector to the plane, you must the the cross (determinant) between the vectors .The formula for the determinant of a 3x3 matrix  is . Using the matrix in the problem statement, we get 

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