Chapter 3: Q27P (page 123)
Do problem 26if .
Short Answer
The relation is verified numerically
for and , its numerical value is .
Chapter 3: Q27P (page 123)
Do problem 26if .
The relation is verified numerically
for and , its numerical value is .
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Evaluate the determinants in Problems 1 to 6 by the methods shown in Example 4. Remember that the reason for doing this is not just to get the answer (your computer can give you that) but to learn how to manipulate determinants correctly. Check your answers by computer.
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Step-by-Step Solution
Step 2: Find the determinant.
The objective is to determine the determinant of .
Add two times the third column in the second column, to get
Now, do the Laplace development using the second column to get
Hence, the value of the determinant is .
A particle is traveling along the line (x-3)/2=(y+1)/(-2)=z-1. Write the equation of its path in the form . Find the distance of closest approach of the particle to the origin (that is, the distance from the origin to the line). If t represents time, show that the time of closest approach is . Use this value to check your answer for the distance of closest approach. Hint: See Figure 5.3. If P is the point of closest approach, what is ?
In (9.1) we have defined the adjoint of a matrix as the transpose conjugate. This is the usual definition except in algebra where the adjoint is defined as the transposed matrix of cofactors [see (6.13)]. Show that the two definitions are the same for a unitary matrix with determinant
Verify (6.14) by multiplying the matrices and using trigonometric addition formulas.
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