SOLUTION: please determine the component of the force -3i+6j+2k in the direction of the vector -4i+4j+7k.

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Question 1070149: please determine the component of the force -3i+6j+2k in the direction of the vector -4i+4j+7k.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the dot product,
u=(-3,6,2)
v=(-4,4,7)
Find the component of u along v.

C=+%28u%2Av%29%2Fabs%28v%29+=+50%2F7+