Calculus 3 : Vectors and Vector Operations

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Calculus 3

varsity tutors app store varsity tutors android store

Example Questions

Example Question #421 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by

So, our answer is

Example Question #422 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is found by adding the product of the corresponding components. (For example, .)

For our vectors, we get

Example Question #423 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by the sum of the products of the corresponding components (for example, ).

So, we get

Example Question #424 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by

So, we get

We used a Pythagorean trigonometric identity to simplify.

Example Question #425 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by the sum of the products of the corresponding components (ex. )

Our final answer is therefore

Example Question #426 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Solve:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by the sum of the products of the corresponding components (for example, )

Our answer is

Example Question #427 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the dot product.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product for the vectors

is defined as

For the vectors in this problem we find that

Example Question #428 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the dot  product.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product for the vectors

is defined as

For the vectors in this problem we find that

Example Question #421 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Compute , where  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the dot product is 

.

Using the given vectors, we get 

.

Example Question #2432 : Calculus 3

Compute the dot product of the vectors  and .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The formula for the dot product of vectors 

 

and 

 

is 

.

Using the vectors we were given, this becomes 

 which equals 

Learning Tools by Varsity Tutors