I'm taking this engineering class right now and my hw assignment is essentially focused on vectors, which I'm trying to get a hang of. The question is:
Show that A=2i-j+4k %26amp; B=5i+2j-2k are orthogonal. Find a third vector that is perpendicular to both of these two vectors.
I'm still trying to get the hang of vectors and I would appreciate some help on this problem. If you could tell me the steps you took to solve this problem, I'd appreciate that as well.|||Vectors are NOT easy
remember 3 is a number, and "x" is an unknown number
(x,y) is a pair of numbers plotted on an area X _ Y plane but the (..) is one point
BUT ( Vector) (x,y) is one line (..) the ( ) is one number composed of the parts inside
complex number ( a + ib) is ONE complex vector like number
the unit vectors in two space are i = ( 1,0) and j = ( 0,1)
in three space i= ( x, 0, 0); j = ( 0,1,0) and k = ( 0,0,1)
Higher dimensions can be defined as ( x,y,z,s,t,u ...)
addition is addition of components but
Multiplication is NOT that simple
vector multiplication is DOT product, or Cross Product in 3 space and there is even a Cross Dot
but not a DOT CROSS
division is the devils own magic
study the definitions very very carefully
Vector math is very powerful in science especially physics but is NOT "common sense"
Orthogonal is A Dot B = 0
perpendicular is A Cross B
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