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MTH 261 Lesson 10 - Lines, Planes, and Projections

1. Describe the vectors v, w, and u shown below in component form. Then find the magnitude
of each vector.

v u
w

2. Use the vectors shown in problem (1) above to graph each of the given vector expressions.
Then compute the resultant vectors symbolically.

a. v + w

b. 2v + 3u

c. 3v − u

3. Find the vector equation for the line through P0 = (2, 0, 1) and P1 = (4, −1, 1). What is the
parametric form of the line? What is the general form of the vector equation for a line and
parametric equations for a line?

1
4. Find the equations of the line through P0 = (3, −1, 2) parallel to the line with equations
x = −1 + 2t, y = 1 + t, and z = −3 + 4t.

5. Determine whether the following lines intersect and, if so, the point of intersection. If they do
intersect, is it a collision?

x1 (t) = 3 + t, y1 (t) = 1 − 2t, z1 (t) = 3 + 3t


x2 (s) = 4 + 2s, y2 (s) = 6 + 3s, z2 (s) = 1 + s

6. Given vectors v = and


 w,  their dot product
 is given by v · w = |v||w| cos(θ). Find the
−1 2
angle between u =  1  and v = 1 .

2 −1

2
   
2 1
7. Find the projection of u = −3 on d = −1 and express u = u1 + u2 where u1 is parallel
1 3
to d and u2 is orthogonal to d.

 
3
8. Find the equation of the plane through P0 = (1, −1, 3) with n = −1 as the normal vector
2
to the plane.

   
2 1
9. If v = −1 and w = 3, what is their cross product v × w?
  
4 7

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10. Find the equation of the plane through P = (1, 3, −2), Q = (1, 1, 5), and R = (2, −2, 3).

11. Find the intersection of the planes x + 3y − 5z = 2 and 2x + 4y − 8z = 0.

12. Find the intersection of the plane−2x− 4y + z = −23 and the line passing through
0
P = (2, 2, 1) in the direction d = −4.
0

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