SOLUTION: Determine two vectors that are perpendicular to each other and also perpendicular to u = [4, -3, 1].
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Question 23639: Determine two vectors that are perpendicular to each other and also perpendicular to u = [4, -3, 1].
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Determine two vectors that are perpendicular to each other and also perpendicular to u = [4, -3, 1].THAT IS U=4i-3j+k
LET ONE VECTOR PERPENDICULAR TO U BE T
LET T=Xi+Yj+Zk
SINCE T IS PERPENDICULAR TO U...T.U=0
(Xi+Yj+Zk).(4i-3j+k)=0
4X-3Y+Z=0....HENCE ANY SET OF VALUES OF X,Y AND Z SATISFYING THIS EQUATION WILL MAKE T PERPENDICULAR TO U.
LET US TAKE ARBITRARILY
X=1 , Y=1 AND Z=-1....HENCE T=i+j-k
NOW WE SHOULD FIND ANOTHER VECTOR SAY V WHICH IS PERPENDICULAR TO BOTH T and U.
HENCE V IS PARALLEL TO TXU
TXU=(i+j-k)X(4i-3j+k)= -3k-j-4k+i-4j-3i=-2i-5j-7k
HENCE ANY VECTOR PARALLEL TO -(2i+5j+7k) WILL BE PERPENDICULAR TO BOTH T AND U ..SO
V=(2i+5j+7k)
HENCE T=i+j-k AND V=(2i+5j+7k) ARE 2 VECTORS PERPENDICULAR TO U=4i-3j+k
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