8-4 Practice
8-4 Practice
8-4 Practice
8-4 Practice
Vectors in Three-Dimensional Space
Plot each point in a three-dimensional coordinate system.
1. (–3, 4, –1) 2. (2, 0, –5)
Find the component form and magnitude of ⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑ 𝑨𝑩 with the given initial and terminal points.
Then find a unit vector in the direction of ⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑⃑
𝑨𝑩 .
5. A(2, 1, 3), B(–4, 5, 7) 6. A(4, 0, 6), B(7, 1, –3)
Find the length and midpoint of the segment with the given endpoints.
9. (3, 4, –9), (–4, 7, 1) 10. (–17, –3, 2), (3, –9, 5)
Find each of the following for v = 〈2, –4, 5〉 and w = 〈6, –8, 9〉.
11. v + w 12. 5v – 2w
13. PHYSICS Suppose that the force acting on an object can be expressed by the vector 〈85, 35, 110〉, where each
measure in the ordered triple represents the force in pounds. What is the magnitude of this force?
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