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Q1(iii):
Compute the magnitude of the following vectors:
$\vec{c} = \frac{1}{3}\hat{i} + \frac{1}{3}\hat{j} - \frac{1}{3}\hat{k}$
Solution :
Step 1: Identification of Vector Components
Given the vector $\vec{c} = \frac{1}{3}\hat{i} + \frac{1}{3}\hat{j} - \frac{1}{3}\hat{k}$, we identify the vector in its Cartesian form $\vec{a} = x\hat{i} + y\hat{j} + z\hat{k}$, where:
- $x = \frac{1}{3}$
- $y = \frac{1}{3}$
- $z = -\frac{1}{3}$
Step 2: Definition of Magnitude
The magnitude of a vector $\vec{v} = x\hat{i} + y\hat{j} + z\hat{k}$ is defined by the Euclidean norm formula [Per the definition of the magnitude of a vector in 3D space]:
$|\vec{v}| = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2 + z^2}$
Step 3: Substitution and Calculation
Substituting the identified components into the magnitude formula:
$|\vec{c}| = \sqrt{\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{1}{3}\right)^2 + \left(-\frac{1}{3}\right)^2}$
$|\vec{c}| = \sqrt{\frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{9}}$
$|\vec{c}| = \sqrt{\frac{3}{9}}$
$|\vec{c}| = \sqrt{\frac{1}{3}}$
Step 4: Rationalization and Simplification
Simplifying the radical expression:
$|\vec{c}| = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
To rationalize the denominator [Standard mathematical practice for radical simplification]:
$|\vec{c}| = \frac{1 \cdot \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3} \cdot \sqrt{3}} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$
Visual Representation of Vector Components
Final Solution: The magnitude of the vector $\vec{c}$ is $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$ or $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$ units.
More Questions from Class 12 Mathematics Vector Algebra EXERCISE 10.2
- Q1(i): Compute the magnitude of the following vectors: $\vec{a} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}$
- Q1(ii): Compute the magnitude of the following vectors: $\vec{b} = 2\hat{i} - 7\hat{j} - 3\hat{k}$
- Q2: Write two different vectors having same magnitude.
- Q3: Write two different vectors having same direction.
- Q4: Find the values of $x$ and $y$ so that the vectors $2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j}$ and $x\hat{i} + y\hat{j}$ are equal.
- Q5: Find the scalar and vector components of the vector with initial point (2, 1) and terminal point (– 5, 7).
- Q6: Find the sum of the vectors $\vec{a} = \hat{i} - 2\hat{j} + \hat{k}$, $\vec{b} = -2\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} + 5\hat{k}$ and $\vec{c} = \hat{i} - 6\hat{j} - 7\hat{k}$.
- Q7: Find the unit vector in the direction of the vector $\vec{a} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + 2\hat{k}$.
- Q8: Find the unit vector in the direction of vector $\vec{PQ}$, where P and Q are the points (1, 2, 3) and (4, 5, 6), respectively.
- Q9: For given vectors, $\vec{a} = 2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b} = -\hat{i} + \hat{j} - \hat{k}$, find the unit vector in the direction of the vector $\vec{a} + \vec{b}$.
- Q10: Find a vector in the direction of vector $5\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2\hat{k}$ which has magnitude 8 units.
- Q11: Show that the vectors $2\hat{i} - 3\hat{j} + 4\hat{k}$ and $-4\hat{i} + 6\hat{j} - 8\hat{k}$ are collinear.
- Q12: Find the direction cosines of the vector $\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$.
- Q13: Find the direction cosines of the vector joining the points A (1, 2, –3) and B (–1, –2, 1), directed from A to B.
- Q14: Show that the vector $\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ is equally inclined to the axes OX, OY and OZ.
- Q15(i): Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q whose position vectors are $\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - \hat{k}$ and $-\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ respectively, in the ratio 2 : 1 (i) internally
- Q15(ii): Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q whose position vectors are $\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - \hat{k}$ and $-\hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ respectively, in the ratio 2 : 1 (ii) externally
- Q16: Find the position vector of the mid point of the vector joining the points P(2, 3, 4) and Q(4, 1, –2).
- Q17: Show that the points A, B and C with position vectors, $\vec{a} = 3\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} - 4\hat{k}$, $\vec{b} = 2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ and $\vec{c} = \hat{i} - 3\hat{j} - 5\hat{k}$, respectively form the vertices of a right angled triangle.
- Q18: In triangle ABC (Fig 10.18), which of the following is not true:
- Q19: If $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ are two collinear vectors, then which of the following are incorrect:
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