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13.04 Vectors in 3D

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Vectors in 3D
1

State the set of points \left(x, y, z\right) defined by the following equation:

a
z = 5
b
y = 0
c
x = - 2
2

Find the distance between each of the following points:

a

\left( - 2 , 1, - 3 \right) and \left(0, - 1 , 2\right)

b

\left(0, 0, 0\right) and \left(2, 5, 1\right)

c

\left(3, - 2 , - 2 \right) and \left(2, 3, 4\right).

3

Simplify:

a
5 \left( - 4 \mathbf{i} + 8 \mathbf{j} - 2\mathbf{ }k\right) - 2 \left( 5 \mathbf{i} - 7 \mathbf{j} + 6 \mathbf{k}\right)
b
2 \left( 2 \mathbf{i} - 8 \mathbf{j} + 5 \mathbf{k}\right) + 3 \left( 6\mathbf{ }i + 7 \mathbf{j} - 3 \mathbf{k}\right)
4

Rewrite the following vectors in terms of the unit vectors \mathbf{i}, \mathbf{j} and \mathbf{k}.

a
\left(9, - 3 , 6\right)
b
\left(7, 2 , -1\right)
c
\left(0, 4 , -5\right)
d
\left( - 6 , 2, 0\right)
5

Rewrite the following vectors as an ordered triple:

a
6 \mathbf{i} + \mathbf{j} - 2 \mathbf{k}
b
-3 \mathbf{i} + 2\mathbf{j} + \mathbf{k}
c
- 2 \mathbf{j} + 6 \mathbf{k}
d

\overrightarrow{AB} where A \left(3, - 1 , - 7 \right) and B \left(4, 5, - 2 \right)

6

Rewrite each of the following vectors as a single vector:

a
\left(8, 3, - 7 \right)+\left( - 5 , - 4 , 2\right)
b
\left(6, 0, -1 \right)+\left( 4 , 10 , -2\right)
c
\left(3, 1, - 6 \right)-\left( - 4 , - 2 , 8\right)
d
\left(9, 4, - 2 \right)-\left( 8 , - 1 , 0\right)
7

Find the magnitude of the following vectors:

a
\left(6, - 1 , 9\right)
b
\left(0, -4 , 3\right)
c
\left(12, - 4 , 3\right)
d
\left( - \sqrt{5} , 2 \sqrt{6}, \sqrt{7}\right)
8

If 2 \left( x \mathbf{i} - 9 \mathbf{j} + 2 \mathbf{k}\right) - 3 \left( - 5\mathbf{ }i + y \mathbf{j} + 5 \mathbf{k}\right) - \frac{1}{2} \left( 4 \mathbf{i} - 6 \mathbf{j} + z \mathbf{k}\right) = 25 \mathbf{i} - 24 \mathbf{j} - 12 \mathbf{k}, find the values of x, y and z.

Position vectors and terminal points
9

Find the position vector of \mathbf{v}=\overrightarrow{PQ} for each of the following. Give your answer in the form a \mathbf{i} + b \mathbf{j} + c \mathbf{k}.

a
P = \left(0, 0, 0\right) and Q = \left(6, - 4 , 8\right)
b

P = \left( - 3 , 5, 0\right) and Q = \left(9, 6, - 4 \right)

c

P = \left( - 7 , - 2 , 3\right) and Q = \left(8, - 9 , 1\right)

10

The initial point of \overrightarrow{AB}=\left( - 13 , 5, - 9 \right) is A \left(7, - 2 , 8\right). Find the coordinates of the terminal point B?

11

The terminal point of\overrightarrow{AB}=\left(-1, 1, 2\right) is B \left(7, - 4 , 3\right). Find the coordinates of the initial point A.

12

Find the equation of a sphere with centre \left(5, 2, - 6 \right) and radius 2 units.

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