Here are three vectors in meters:

d1=-3.0i^+3.0j^+2.0k^
localid="1654741448647" d2=-2.0i^+4.0j^+2.0k^

localid="1654741501014" d3=2.0i^+3.0j^+1.0k^

What result from (a)localid="1654740492420" d1.(d2+d3), (b) d1.(d2×d3), and (c) localid="1654740727403" d1×(d2+d3) ?

Short Answer

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(a) d1.(d2+d3)=3.0m2

(b) d1.(d2×d3)=52.0m3

(c) d1×(d2+d3)=(11.0m2)i^+(9.0m2)j^+(3.0m2)k^

Step by step solution

01

Given data

Three vectors are given as:

d1=-3.0i^+3.0j^+2.0k^

role="math" localid="1654741486353" d2=-2.0i^+4.0j^+2.0k^

d3=2.0i^+3.0j^+1.0k^

02

Understanding the vector operations

This problem refers to vector operations that include vector addition, dot product and cross product. Dot product is a scalar quantity whereas cross product is a vector quantity.

The expression for the vector product is given as follows:

(a×b)=(aybz-byaz)i^+(azbx-bzax)j^+(axby-byax)k^ … (i)

The expression for the dot product is given as follows:

(a.b)=(axbx+ayby+azbz) … (ii)

03

(a) Determination of d→1.(d→2+d→3)

First, addition of d2and d3gives,

role="math" localid="1654743006461" (d2+d3)=(-2.0+2.0)i^+(-4.0+3.0)j^+(-2.0+1.0)k^=1.0j^+3.0k^

Now, the dot product of d1gives,

d1.(d2+d3)=(-3.0i^+3.0j^+2.0k^).(-1.0j^+3.0k^)=3.0+6.0=3.0m2

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(b) Determination of d→1.(d→2×d→3)

The cross product of d2and d3gives,

(d2×d3)=(-4.0-6.0)i^+(-4.0-(-2.0))j^+((-6.0)-(-8.0))k^

(d2×d3)=-10i^+6.0j^+2.0k^

Now, the dot product of d1gives,

role="math" localid="1654743321424" d1.(d2×d3)=(-3.0i^+3.0j^+2.0k^).(-10i^+6.0j^+2.0k^)=30.0+18.0+4.0=52.0m3

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(c) Determination of d→1×(d→2+d→3)

The addition of d2and d3gives ,

(d2+d3)=-1.0j^+3.0k^

Now, now the cross product of d1gives,

localid="1660891291873" d1×(d2+d3)=(-3.0i^+3.0j^+2.0k^)×(-1.0j^+2.0k^)=(11.0)i^+(9.0)j^+(3.0)k^

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