(a)On a piece of graph paper, draw the vector g=<4,7,0>m. Put the tail of the vector at the origin.

(b)Calculate the magnitude ofg.

(c)Calculateg^, the unit vector pointing in the direction ofg.

(d)On the graph, drawg. Put the tail of the vector at <1,0,0>so you can compareg^andg.

(e)Calculate the product of the magnitudegtimes the unit vectorg^,(g)(g^).

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(a),(d) The graphical representation of the vectorgand its unit vectorg^is

(b) The magnitude of gis 8.06m.

(c) The unit vector along gis 0.496i^+0.868j^.

(e) The product of the magnitudegtimes the unit vectorg^is (4i^+7j^)m.

Step by step solution

01

Given data

The vector g=4,7,0m is provided.

02

Magnitude of a vector and unit vector

The magnitude of a vector r=xi^+yj^+zk^is

|r|=x2+y2+z2.....l

The unit vector along a vector ris

r^=r|r|.....ll

03

Drawing the vector  g→

The vector g in coordinate form is

g=4i^+7j^m

The graphical representation of the vector is as follows

04

Determining the magnitude of the vector g→

From equation (I) the magnitude of vector gis

g=42+72m=8.06m

Thus, the required magnitude is 8.06m.

05

Determining the unit vector along g→

From equation (II) the unit vector along gis

g^=4i^+7j^m8.06m=0.496i^+0.868j^

Thus, the required unit vector is0.496i^+0.868j^

06

Drawing the unit vector g→

The graphical representation of g^ with the tail at 1,0,0m is shown in the image in Step 3.

07

Determining the product of the magnitude of g→ and the unit vector along g→

From equation (II), the product of the magnitude and the unit vector will just return the original vector, that is

gg^=g=4i^+7j^m

Thus, the required product is4i^+7j^m

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