Given vectors A = a, + 3a, and B = 5a, + 2a,- 6a, determine (a) A + B| (ъ) 5A - В c) The component of A along a,

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PRACTICE EXERCISE 1.1
Given vectors A = a, + 3a, andB = 5a, + 2a,- 6a, determine
(a) A + B|
(b) 5A- B
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(c) The component of A along a,
(d) A unit vector parallel to 3A +B
Answer: (a) 7, (b) (0, -2, 21), (c) 0, (d) ±(0.9117, 0.2279, 0.3419).
Transcribed Image Text:PRACTICE EXERCISE 1.1 Given vectors A = a, + 3a, andB = 5a, + 2a,- 6a, determine (a) A + B| (b) 5A- B %3D (c) The component of A along a, (d) A unit vector parallel to 3A +B Answer: (a) 7, (b) (0, -2, 21), (c) 0, (d) ±(0.9117, 0.2279, 0.3419).
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