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1. If u • v = 0, then ||u + v|| = ||u – v||.
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b. False
2. If u • v = u • w, then either u = 0 or v = w.
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a. True
b. False
3. a • b × c = 0 if and only if the vectors a, b, c are coplanar.
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b. False
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located by the vectors u and v is ||u – v||.
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4. The distance between two points in
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a. True
b. False
5. If v is any nonzero vector, then 6v is a vector in the same direction as v with a length of 6 units.
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a. True
b. False
6. The only real number c for which [c, –2, 1] is orthogonal to [2c, c, –4] is c = 2.
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a. True
b. False
7. The projection of a vector v onto a vector u is undefined if v = 0.
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b. False
8. The area of the parallelogram with sides a, b, is
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, then (a × b • c) = ||a|| ||b|| ||c|| .
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9. If a, b, c are mutually orthogonal vectors in
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b. False
10. For all vectors v and scalars c, ||cv|| = c||v||.
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b. False
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11. For all vectors u, v, w in
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b. False
12. The projection of a vector v onto a vector u is undefined if u = 0.
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a. True
b. False
13. The vectors [1, 2, 3] and [k, 2k, 3k] have the same direction for all nonzero real numbers k?
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14. If a parity check code is used in the transmission of a message consisting of a binary vector, then the total number of 1’
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s in the message will be even.
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15. The distance between the planes n • x = d1 and n • x = d2 is |d1 – d2|.
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b. False
16. The zero vector is orthogonal to every vector except itself.
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b. False
17. The products a × (b × c) and (a × b) × c are equal if and only if b = 0.
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18. Simplify the following vector expression: 4u – 2(v + 3w) + 6(w
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19. Find all solutions of 3x + 5 = 2 in
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Find the distance between the parallel lines.
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23. Find values of the scalar k for which the following vectors are orthogonal.
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u = [k, k, –2], v = [–2, k – 1, 5]
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24. Simplify the following expressions: Q Q Q
(a) (a + b + c) × c + (a + b + c) × b + (b – c) × a
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(b) (v + 2w) ∙ (w + z) × (3z + v)
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25. Find the check digit that should be appended to the vector u = [2, 5, 6, 4, 5] in
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26. If u is orthogonal to v, then which of the following is also orthogonal to v?
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27. What is the distance of the point P = (2, 3, –1) to the line of intersection of the planes 2x – 2y + z = –3 and 3x –
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2y + 2z = –17?
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28. In a parallelogram ABCD let
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Q Q Q Q b. Let M be the point of intersection of the diagonals. Express
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Q and Q Q as linear combinations of a and b.
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29. Suppose that the dot product of u = [u1, u2] and v = [v1, v2] in
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were defined as u · v = 5u1 v1 + 2u2 v2. Consider the following statements for vectors u, v, w, and all scalars c.
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b. u · (v + w) = u · v + u · w
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d. u · u ≥ 0 and u · u = 0 if and inly if u = 0
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30. Find a value of k so that the angle between the line 4x + ky = 20 and the line 2x – 3y = –6 is 45°.
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31. Find the orthogonal projection of v = [–1, 2, 1] onto the xz-plane.
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32. Show that the quadrilateral with vertices A = (–3, 5, 6), B = (1, –5, 7), C = (8, –3, –1) and D = (4, 7, –2) is a square.
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33. If a = [1, –2, 3], b = [4, 0, 1], c = [2, 1, –3], compute 2a – 3b + 4c.
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that is perpendicular to the plane 2x – 3y + 7z –
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34. Find the vector parametric equation of the line in
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4 = 0 and which passes through the point P = (l, –5, 7).
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35. Find all values of k such that d(a, b) = 6, where a = [2, k, 1, –4] and b = [3, –1, 6, –3].
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36. Show that if a vector v is orthogonal to two noncollinear vectors in a plane P, then v is orthogonal to every vector in
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37. Final all solutions of 7x = 1 in Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q , or show that there are no solutions.
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38. Let u1 and u2 be unit vectors, and let the angle between them be
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