Consider the following vectors.
u = i + 4 j − 2 k, v = 4 i − j, w = 6 i + 7 j − 4 k
Find the scalar triple product u · (v ⨯ w).
u · (v ⨯ w) =
Are the given vectors coplanar?
Yes, they are coplanar.
No, they are not coplanar.
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Consider the following vectors u i 4 j 2 k v 4 i j w 6 i 7 j 4 k Find the scalar triple product u v w u v w Are the given vectors coplanar Yes they are coplanar class=

Respuesta :

The scalar triple product is 0.

If v = 4i - j and w = 6i + 7j - 4k, then their cross product is

v × w = (4i - j) × (6i + 7j - 4k)

v × w = 24 (i × i) + 28 (i × j) - 16 (i × k) - 6 (j × i) - 7 (j × j) + 4 (j × k)

v × w = 28k - 16 (-j) - 6 (-k) + 4i

v × w = 4i + 16j + 34k

and

u • (v × w) = (i + 4j - 2k) • (4i + 16j + 34k)

u • (v × w) = 4 + 64 - 68

u • (v × w) = 0

Yes, they are coplanar.

The vectors v and w together span a plane. v × w is a vector that is perpendicular to this plane. Since the dot product of u with this vector is 0, this means u is perpendicular to v × w, which in turn means that u is in the same plane as v and w.