Section 7.4 Extra Practice
STUDENT BOOK PAGES 379–387
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1. For each of the following pairs of vectors, determine
both their dot product and the angle, to the nearest
degree, between the
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a. a ⫽ (⫺1, 2), b ⫽ (1, 2)
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b. a ⫽ (3, 4), b ⫽ (8, ⫺6)
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c. a ⫽ (1, 1, ⫺1), b ⫽ (2, 1, ⫺6)
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d. a ⫽ (2, ⫺2, 1), b ⫽ (1, ⫺1, 2)
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2. For what
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and b ⫽ (2k, 2, ⫺3k) perpendicular?
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3. For the vectors p ⫽ (k, ⫺2, ⫺1) and q ⫽ (k, 1, k):
a. are there any values of k for which the vectors are
perpendicular?
b. are there any values of k for which the vectors
are collinear?
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4. The vectors p ⫽ (1, 2) and q ⫽ (⫺1, 0) form two
sides of a parallelogram.
a. Sketch the parallelogram.
b. Determine the vector components for the two
diagonals of the parallelogram.
c. Determine the interior angles of the parallelogram.
5. The triangle ABC has vertices A(⫺1, 2), B(3, 2), and
C(1, 4).
a. Determine the angles within the triangle.
b. Show that the sum of the angles of this triangle
is 180°.
6. A rectangular box measuring 4 by 4 by k is shown in
the diagram below.
z
F
E
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P(4, 4, k)
C
O
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A
y
B
a. If k ⫽ 4, what is the length of the line segment AE?
b. What is the value of k for which the line segment
AE has length 10?
7. Find the components of a vector perpendicular to the
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vectors p ⫽ (1, 2, ⫺1) and q ⫽ (⫺1, 0, 2).
8. Consider the two points A(⫺1, 1, 0) and B(1, 2, 3).
a. Determine the components of the vector from
A to B.
b. Find a vector perpendicular to the vector in part a.
c. Use the vector from part b. to find the coordinates
of a point C such that 䉭ABC is a right triangle.
9. Use the dot product formula to show that if
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p ⴢ p ⫽ 0 for the vector p ⫽ (a, b, c), then
a ⫽ b ⫽ c ⫽ 0.
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