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Answer:
magnitude = 3
unit vector =
Explanation:
Given vectors:
u = 2i + 2j - k
v = -i + k = -i + 0j + k
(a) u x v is the cross product of u and v, and is given by;
u x v = i(2+0) - j(2 - 1) + k(0 - 2)
u x v = 2i - j - 2k
Now the magnitude of u x v is calculated as follows:
| u x v | =
| u x v | =
| u x v | =
| u x v | = 3
Therefore, the magnitude of u x v is 3
(b) The unit vector û parallel to u x v in the direction of u x v is given by the ratio of u x v and the magnitude of u x v. i.e
û =
u x v = 2i - j - 2k [<em>calculated in (a) above</em>]
|u x v| = 3 [<em>calculated in (a) above</em>]
∴ û =
∴ û =