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The document is a worksheet from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University focusing on Applied Mathematics, containing a series of mathematical problems related to vectors, including finding values for parallelism, perpendicularity, and various vector operations. It covers topics such as unit vectors, angles between vectors, equations of lines and planes, and properties of geometric shapes. The problems require the application of vector algebra and geometry principles.

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ADDIS ABABA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Worksheet- I (Applied Mathematics –I)

1. Write the value of p for which 𝑎 = 3𝑖 + 2j + 9𝑘 and 𝑏 = 𝑖 + 𝑝j + 3𝑘 are parallel


vectors.
2. Find the value of λ such that a and b are perpendicular to each other 𝑎 = 𝑖 − 3j + 3𝑘 and
𝑏 = 3𝑖 + 9j − 12𝑘.
3. Let 𝑢 + 2𝑣 = 3j – 𝑘 and 3𝑢 – 𝑣 = 𝑖 + j + 𝑘 . Find 𝑢 and 𝑣 .
4. If the vector → with the same direction as 4𝑖 − 3j and magnitude 10 has initial point (1,2),
then find B.
5. If 𝑎 = 𝑖 + j − 𝑘 , 𝑏 = 𝑖 − j + 𝑘 ,𝑐 = −𝑖 + j + 𝑘 find a unit vector in the direction of
𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐.
6. Find a vector whose magnitude is 5 unit , perpendicular to each of vectors ( 𝑎 + 𝑏) and (𝑎 − 𝑏)
where vector 𝑎 = 𝑖 + j + 𝑘 and 𝑏 = 𝑖 + 2j + 3𝑘 .
7. If the sum two unit vectors is a unit vector, show that the magnitude of their difference is √3.
8. Let 𝑢 and 𝑣 be vectors such that ‖𝑢‖ = 4 and ‖2𝑢 − 𝑣‖ = ‖𝑢 + 𝑣‖.Then find 𝑢. 𝑣.
9. If 𝑣 = 4𝑖 − 3j and u is a unit vector ‖𝑢 + 𝑣‖2 = 27, then find the cosine of angle between u
and v .
10. Determine the value k so that the vector 𝑢 = (𝑘, 2𝑘, 2𝑘, 4) and 𝑣 = (4,2𝑘, 2𝑘, 𝑘) are
orthogonal.
11. Determine ‖𝑢 + 𝑣‖ and ‖𝑢 − 𝑣‖ ,if ‖𝑢‖ = 3 , ‖𝑣‖ = 4 and angle between 𝑢 and 𝑣 is 900.
12. Find ‖𝑥‖ , if 𝑢 is a unit vector and (𝑥 − 𝑢). (𝑥 + 𝑢) = 80.
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13. Vector u and v make an angle .If ‖𝑢‖ = √3 and ‖𝑣‖ = 1 ,then find angle between vectors
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𝑢 + 𝑣 and 𝑢 − 𝑣.
14. Each the angles between vectors 𝑢 , 𝑣 𝑎𝑛𝑑 w is 600 .If ‖𝑢‖ = 4 ,‖𝑣‖ = 2 and ‖w‖ = 6. Then
find ‖𝑢 + 𝑣 + w‖.( Hint use 𝑢. 𝑣 = ‖𝑢‖‖𝑣‖𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 similarly for 𝑢. w and 𝑣. w)
15. Find the constant m so that the vector from the point A(1,-1,3) and B(3,0,-5) is perpendicular to
the vector from the point P(0,2m,-m).
16. Let 𝑣 = 2𝑖 − 3j + 3𝑘 and 𝑤 = 𝑖 + 2j − 2𝑘 .Find
a) 𝑣. 𝑤 e) (𝑣 + 𝑤). (𝑣 − 𝑤) f) ‖𝑣 + w‖2
b) The cosine of the angle between v and w
c) The projection of 𝑣 along 𝑤 and vice versa .What is the component of v along w?
d) The projection of 𝑣 along 𝑤 − 2𝑣
17. Find the cosine of the angles of triangle ΔABC with vertices (0,1,0) , (0,1,0) &𝐶(2,1, −2).
18. Suppose 𝑢 and 𝑤 are perpendicular to 𝑣 .Show that for any real numbers 𝛼 and 𝛽 , 𝛼𝑢 + 𝛽𝑤 is
also perpendicular to .
19. Suppose u is perpendicular to w and ‖𝑢‖ = ‖𝑤‖ = 1 . If 𝑣 = 𝛼𝑢 + 𝛽𝑤, show that

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‖𝑣‖ = √𝛼2 + 𝛽2
20. If the angle between any two of vectors , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 in 3-spaces is 600 and ‖ ‖ = 4 , ‖ ‖ = 2
and ‖𝐶‖ = 4 , then find
a) .
b) ‖ + ‖
c) ‖ + + 𝐶‖
21. Find the area of the triangle with vertices 𝑢 = (1, 2, 1) , 𝑣 = (3, 2, 2) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 w = (0, 1, 2) .
22. Find the area of the parallelogram with adjacent vertices → and 𝐶→ where
= (1, −2, 1) , = (3, 1, 4) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 = (−2, 0, 3).
23. Find the volume and surface area of the parallelepiped with adjacent vectors
a) 𝑢 = (1, 2, −1) , 𝑣 = (0, −1, 1) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 w = (1, 2, 0) .
b) 𝑝 = (1, 2, −1) , 𝑸 = (3, 2, 0) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆 = (3, 1, 3) .
𝑦−2
24. Find the distance from the point (3,0,1) to the line with the equation 𝑥 + 2 = =𝑧.
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25. Find the symmetric and parametric equation of a line l
i) That passes through the points 𝑝1 = (1, 0, 4) , 𝑝2 = (3, 4, 5) in space.
ii) That passes through the points (−2, 5, −3) and perpendicular to the plane
2x -3y +4z = -7.
26. Find equation of the plane
I) Containing the points (1, 2, 3) , (4, 1, −1)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(2, 2, 0).
II) Containing the points (0, 1, 2) and the vectors 𝑣1 = (−2, 4, 3) , 𝑣2 = (3, 1, −1).
III) Containing the points (0, 1, 2) and the vectors = (−2, 1, 4) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = (0, 3, 1)
27. Find equation of the line that passes through the point
a) (4, −5,20) and perpendicular to the plane 𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 6𝑧 − 8 = 0
b) (2,0, −4) and parallel to each of the planes 2𝑥 + 𝑦 – 𝑧 = 0
28. Find an equation of the plane satisfying the given conditions. The plane
a) is perpendicular to the line through the points (2,2, −4) and (7, −1,3) and containing the
point (−5,1,2) .
b) is parallel to the plane 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 − 1 = 0 and containing the point (2,6, −1)
29. Prove that the image of the point (3, −2,1) in the plane 3𝑥 – 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2 lies on the plane ,
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 + 4 = 0.
30. Find the distance of the point 𝑃(6,5,9) from the plane determined by the point
(3, −1,2), (5,2,4) and 𝐶(−1, −1,6) .
31. Determine whether the following vectors constitute a linearly independent set.
I) = {(1, 1, 2) , (1, 2, 1)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(2, 1, 1)}
II) = {(1, 2, 3) , (2, 3, 4)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶(3, 4, 5)}
III) 𝐶 = {𝑡, 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 , 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑡}
32. Show that
I) = {(1, 1, 0), (−1, 2, 1), (3, 1, 1)} Forms a basis ℝ3.
II) = {1, 3 + 𝑥, 𝑥 + 𝑥2 , 1 + 𝑥 + 𝑥3}
33. Determine the following set of vectors is the subspace of ℝ4 .
I) 𝑆 = {(𝑥 1, 𝑥 2 , 0 , 𝑥 4 , … , 𝑥 𝑛) /𝑥 𝑖𝜖ℝ}
II) 𝑄 = {(1, 𝑥 1, 𝑥 2, 𝑥3 , 𝑥 4 , … , 𝑥 𝑛) /𝑥 𝑖𝜖ℝ}

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