Debre Tabor University
College of Natural and Computational Sciences
Department of Mathematics
Worksheet I for second year statistics Students
1. Find all vectors in 2-space that have norm of 13 and i-component of 5.
2. Show that the points A(-2,3,5), B(1,2,3) and C(7,0,-1) are collinear.
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Givena⃗ =iandb=i+ j . Then find the value of k such that a⃗ + k ⃗b is orthogonal to a⃗ .
4. Let a⃗ =i+ j−k , ⃗b = 2 i− j+2 k andc⃗ =2 i− j+ k . Then, find
a. ‖2 a⃗ −⃗b‖ b . ( ⃗a−2 c⃗ ) × b⃗ c . ( ⃗a +2 ⃗b ) . c⃗
5. Find the angle between the vectors: 2i – 3j + 4k and 3i – 4j + k.
6. Find the angle θ between the vector √ 6 i + j −k and positive x axis
7. If i+ j+k , 2 i+5 j, 3 i+2 j−3 k and i−6 j−k are position vectors of points A, B, C and D
respectively, then verify that the vectors ⃗
AB and ⃗
CD are collinear.
8. Find a unit vector that has the same direction as the given vector.
a) (9, - 5) b) 8i – j + 4k c) i-3j+k d)√ 2i+ j−4 k
9. Find a vector perpendicular to both i −3 j + 2k and −2i + j − 5k .
10. Find a unit vector orthogonal to the vectors i + j and j + k.
11. A girl walks 4km towards west, and then she walks 3km in a direction 30o east of north and
stops. Determine the girl’s displacement from her initial point of departure.
12. A constant force F=10 i+ 18 j−6 k moves an object along a straight line from the point
( 2 , 3 ,0 ) ¿ t h e point ( 4 , 9 , 15 ). Find the work done
13. If a = (1, 2, 1) and b = (0, 1, 3), find a × b and b × a.
14. Suppose u and v are vectors and that ‖u‖=4∧‖v‖=5.what is the largest possible value for
‖u x v‖.
15. Find the parametric equation for the line containing points (-1,1,0) and (2,5,3).
16. Show that the line containing points ( 0 , 0 , 5 )and( 1 ,1 , 4 ) is perpendicular to the line with
x y−5 z +9
symmetric equation = = .
7 4 3
17. Find parametric equations of the line that pass through (−2, 0, 5) that is parallel to the line
given by x=1+2t, y=4−t, z=6+2t.
18. Show that the lines L1 and L2 intersect, and find their point of intersection.
a) L1: x=2+t, y=2+3t, z=3+t L2: x=2+t, y=3+4t, z=4+2t
b) L1: x+1=4t, y−3=t, z−1=0 L2: x+13=12t, y−1=6t, z−2=3t
19. Show that the lines L1 and L2 are skew.
a) L1: x=1+7t, y=3+t, z=5−3t L2: x=4−t, y=6,z=7+2t
b) L1: x=2+8t, y=6−8t, z=10t L2: x=3+8t, y=5−3t, z=6+t
20. Let L1 and L2 be the lines whose parametric equations are L1: x=1+2t, y=2−t, z=4−2t
L2: x=9+t, y=5+3t, z=−4−t
a) Show thatL1andL2intersect at the point (7,−1,−2).
b) Find the acute angle between L1 and L2 at their intersection.
c) Find parametric equations for the line that is perpendicular to L1 and L2 and passes
through their point of intersection
21. Find the distance D from the point (1, 1, 1) to the line with parametric equations
x = - 3 + 7t, y = 1 + 3t, z = - 4 – 2t.
22. Find the distance between the given skew lines.
a) x=1+7t, y=3+t, z=5−3t ; x=4−t, y=6,z=7+2t
b) x=3−t, y=4+4t, z=1+2t ; x=t, y=3,z=2t
23. Find an equation of the plane passing through the point (3, -1, 7) and perpendicular to the
24. vector n = (4, 2, 5).
25. Find an equation for the plane through P(1, 0, -1) and which contains the line of intersection
of the planes x – y + z = 1 and x + y – z = 1.
26. Find the equation of the plane that contains points (−1 , 0 ,1 ) , ( 2 ,1 , 1 )and(−2 , 0 , 3 ).
27. Find the equation of a plane
a) containing points (−2 , 8 ,15 ) and perpendicular to the line x=1+t , y=2t, z=4-3t
b) containing the line x=3t, y=1+t, z=2t and is parallel to the intersection of the planes
y+z=−1 and 2x−y+z=0.
28. Determine whether the line and plane are parallel, perpendicular, or neither. if they intersect
find the coordinates of the intersection
a) x=4+2t, y=−t, z=−1−4t; 3x+2y+z−7=0 d) x=t, y=t, z=t; 3x−2y+z−5=0
b) x=t, y=2t, z=3t; x−y+2z=5 e) x=2−t, y=3+t, z=t; 2x+y+z=1
c) x=−1+2t, y=4+t, z=1−t; 4x+2y−2z=7
29. Find parametric equations of the line of intersection of the planes −2x+3y+7z+2=0 and
x+2y−3z+5=0
π
30. Find the equation of the plane that contains y-axis and makes an angle of with the positive
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x-axis.
31. Calculate the distance D between the point P = (2, 4, -5) and the plane 5x – 3y + z – 1=0.
32. Find the distance between the given parallel planes x +y +z =1 and x +y +z =−1
33. Show that the line x=−1+t, y=3+2t, z=−t and the plane 2x−2y−2z+3=0 are parallel, and find
the distance between them.
