Question

Show that vectors avector is equals to 3 icap - 2 j cap + k cap and b vector is equals to icap - 3 is a cap + 5 k cap and c vector is equals to icap + 3 j cap - 4 k cap form a right angle triangle

Answer 1

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● Answer with explanation -

Given that vectors,

a = 3i - 2j + k

b = i - 3j + 5k

c = 2i + j - 4k

We'll first calculate magnitudes of all vectors,

|a| = √(3^2 + 2^2 + 1^2)

|a| = √(9 + 4 + 1)

|a| = √14 units

|b| = √(1^2 + 3^2 +5^2)

|b| = √(1 + 9 + 25)

|b| = √35 units

|c| = √(2^2 + 1^2 + 4^2)

|c| = √(4 + 1 + 16)

|c| = √21 units

Angle between vectors a and c is calculated as -

cosθ = a.c / |a||c|

cosθ = (3i-2j+k).(2i+j-4k) / (√14.√21)

cosθ = (3×2-2×1-1×4) / √(14×21)

cosθ = 0

Taking cos inverse,

θ = arccos(0)

θ = 90°

Now let's take,

|a|^2 + |c|^2 = (√14)^2 + (√21)^2

|a|^2 + |c|^2 = 14 + 21

|a|^2 + |c|^2 = 35

|a|^2 + |c|^2 = (√35)^2

|a|^2 + |c|^2 = |b|^2

This proves Pythagorean theorem. Hence, we can say that vectors a, b and c forms right angled triangle with b being the hypotenuse.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

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