Scalar product - math word problems

  1. Vector equation
    collinear2 Let’s v = (1, 2, 1), u = (0, -1, 3) and w = (1, 0, 7) . Solve the vector equation c1 v + c2 u + c3 w = 0 for variables c1 c2, c3 and decide weather v, u and w are linear dependent or independent
  2. Angle of the body diagonals
    body_diagonals_angle Using vector dot product calculate the angle of the body diagonals of the cube.
  3. Parallel and orthogonal
    vectors2 I need math help in this problem: a=(-5, 5 3) b=(-2,-4,-5) (they are vectors) Decompose the vector b into b=v+w where v is parallel to a and w is orthogonal to a, find v and w
  4. Parametric form
    vzdalenost Calculate the distance of point A [2,1] from the line p: X = -1 + 3 t Y = 5-4 t Line p has a parametric form of the line equation. ..
  5. Find the 10
    lines Find the value of t if 2tx+5y-6=0 and 5x-4y+8=0 are perpendicular, parallel, what angle does each of the lines make with the x-axis, find the angle between the lines?
  6. Coordinates of square vertices
    ctverec_2 The ABCD square has the center S [−3, −2] and the vertex A [1, −3]. Find the coordinates of the other vertices of the square.
  7. Scalar product
    vectors_sum0_2 Calculate the scalar product of two vectors: (2.5) (-1, -4)
  8. Find the 5
    distance-between-point-line Find the equation with center at (1,20) which touches the line 8x+5y-19=0
  9. Three points 2
    vectors_sum0 The three points A(3, 8), B(6, 2) and C(10, 2). The point D is such that the line DA is perpendicular to AB and DC is parallel to AB. Calculate the coordinates of D.
  10. Cuboids
    3dvectors Two separate cuboids with different orientation in space. Determine the angle between them, knowing the direction cosine matrix for each separate cuboid. u1=(0.62955056, 0.094432584, 0.77119944) u2=(0.14484653, 0.9208101, 0.36211633)
  11. Angle between vectors
    arccos Find the angle between the given vectors to the nearest tenth of a degree. u = (-22, 11) and v = (16, 20)
  12. Triangle
    sedlo Triangle KLM is given by plane coordinates of vertices: K[11, -10] L[10, 12] M[1, 3]. Calculate its area and its interior angles.

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