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Example Question #571 : Vectors And Vector Operations
Find the normal vector to the plane containing the following vectors:
The normal vector to the plane is given by the cross product of the two vectors in the plane.
First, we can write the determinant in order to take the cross product of the two vectors:
where i, j, and k are the unit vectors corresponding to the x, y, and z direction respectively.
Next, we take the cross product. One can do this by multiplying across from the top left to the lower right, and continuing downward, and then subtracting the terms multiplied from top right to the bottom left:
Example Question #72 : Normal Vectors
Find the normal vector to the plane containing the following vectors:
The normal vector to the plane is given by the cross product of the two vectors in the plane.
First, we can write the determinant in order to take the cross product of the two vectors:
where i, j, and k are the unit vectors corresponding to the x, y, and z direction respectively.
Next, we take the cross product. One can do this by multiplying across from the top left to the lower right, and continuing downward, and then subtracting the terms multiplied from top right to the bottom left:
Example Question #2571 : Calculus 3
Find the normal vector to the plane given by the following vectors:
The normal vector to the plane is given by the cross product of two vectors in the plane.
First, we must write the determinant in order to take the cross product of the two vectors:
where i, j, and k are the unit vectors corresponding to the x, y, and z direction respectively.
Next, we take the cross product. One can do this by multiplying across from the top left to the lower right, and continuing downward, and then subtracting the terms multiplied from top right to the bottom left:
Example Question #2572 : Calculus 3
Find the normal vector to the plane given the vectors in the plane
and
To determine the normal vector to the plane, we must take the cross product of the two vectors in the plane.
First, we must write the determinant in order to take the cross product of the two vectors:
where i, j, and k are the unit vectors corresponding to the x, y, and z direction respectively.
Next, we take the cross product. One can do this by multiplying across from the top left to the lower right, and continuing downward, and then subtracting the terms multiplied from top right to the bottom left:
Example Question #81 : Normal Vectors
Find the normal vector of the plane that is parallel to the plane given by the equation
To solve the problem, we use the fact that two parallel planes have the same normal vector. The equation of on of the planes is given, and from that we know its normal vector is , which is the normal vector of the plane in question
Example Question #82 : Normal Vectors
Find the normal vector to the plane given the vectors on the plane
and
To find the normal vector to the plane containing vectors and , we find the determinant of the 3x3 matrix
Plugging in the vectors and solving, we get
Example Question #83 : Normal Vectors
Find the normal vector to the plane given the vectors on the plane
and
To find the normal vector to the plane containing vectors and , we find the determinant of the 3x3 matrix
Plugging in the vectors and solving, we get
Example Question #84 : Normal Vectors
Find the vector normal to the plane given by the following vectors:
First, we must write the determinant in order to take the cross product of the two vectors:
where i, j, and k are the unit vectors corresponding to the x, y, and z direction respectively.
Next, we take the cross product. One can do this by multiplying across from the top left to the lower right, and continuing downward, and then subtracting the terms multiplied from top right to the bottom left:
The difference between zero and the zero vector is an important one, because the result of a cross product is always a vector (the dot product of two vectors gives a scalar).
Example Question #81 : Normal Vectors
Find the normal vector to the plane containing the vectors and
To find the normal vector to the plane containing vectors and , we take the cross product of the two.
To find the cross product between the vectors and , we find the determinant of the 3x3 matrix which follows the formula
Applying to the vectors from the problem statement, we get
Example Question #81 : Normal Vectors
Find the normal vector to the plane containing the vectors and
To find the normal vector to the plane containing vectors and , we take the cross product of the two.
To find the cross product between the vectors and , we find the determinant of the 3x3 matrix which follows the formula
Applying to the vectors from the problem statement, we get
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