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Vectors (12.2) (Homework) MAT 240, Section 20630, Fall 2018

Instructor: Laura Watkins
Current Score : – / 100 Due : Wednesday, August 29 2018 11:59 PM MST

1. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.001.

Are the following quantities vectors or scalars? Explain.

(a) The cost of a theater ticket

The cost of a theater ticket is a scalar  because it has only magnitude  .

(b) The current in a river

The current in a river is a vector  because it has both magnitude and direction  .

(c) The initial flight path from Houston to Dallas

The initial flight path from Houston to Dallas is a vector  because it has both magnitude and direction  .

(d) The population of the world

The population of the world is a scalar  because it has only magnitude  .

2. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.004.

Write each combination of vectors as a single vector.

(a) AB + BC

AC

(b) CD + DB

CB

(c) DB − AB

DA

(d) DC + CA + AB

DB
3. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.013.

Find a vector a with representation given by the directed line segment AB.

A(0, 4, 4), B(3, 4, −1)

3, 0, −3

Draw AB and the equivalent representation starting at the origin.

4. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.015.

Find the sum of the given vectors.

a = −2, 4 , b = 6, −1
a+b=

4,3

Illustrate geometrically.
5. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.017.

Find the sum of the given vectors.

a = 4, 0, 3 , b = 0, 7, 0
a+b=

4, 7, 3

Illustrate geometrically.
6. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.025.

Find a unit vector that has the same direction as the given vector.

2i − j + 2k

7. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.027.

What is the angle between the given vector and the positive direction of the x-axis? (Round your answer to the nearest degree.)

i+ 11 j
°

8. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.029.

If v lies in the first quadrant and makes an angle π/3 with the positive x-axis and |v| = 8, find v in component form.
v=

9. –/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.031.

A quarterback throws a football with an angle of elevation 40° and speed 50 ft/s. Find the horizontal and vertical components of
the velocity vector. (Round your answers to one decimal place.)
horizontal ft/s
vertical ft/s
10.–/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.506.XP.

Find a + b, 2a + 3b, |a|, and |a − b|.

a = 4, −3 , b = −4, 3

a+b =

2a + 3b =

|a| =

|a − b| =

11.–/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.508.XP.

Find a + b, 2a + 3b, |a|, and |a − b|.

a = i + 3j − 4k, b = −2i − j + 5k

a+b =

2a + 3b =

|a| =

|a − b| =
12.–/7.69 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.510.XP.MI.

Find a unit vector that has the same direction as the given vector.

−5i + 7j

13.–/7.72 pointsSCalcET8 12.2.511.XP.

Find a unit vector that has the same direction as the given vector.

−2, 4, 4