Lecturers:

Cartious and
Aziedu
Enyonyoge
Kojo John
Bo'xqwe
1. Calculate a - b and the cosine of the angle between a and b, if

(a) a=2i+4i+k, b=i+j+k (c) a=2i4j+5k, b=i+3j+8k

(b)a=i+3j-2k, b=i+j6k (d)a=3i7j+'2k, b=5i+3~4k

2. Ifa= 2ij+2k and b =4i3k, find the magnitudes ofa andb and the angle
between them

3 Determine whether or not the following pairs of vectors are orthogonal (perpendm
ular)byus'mg

(a)a=2ij, b=2i+4j (c)a=i+3j5k, b=2i+3j+10k

(b)a=4i+2j. b=2i+3j (d)a=3i. b=6j~2k

Find also the length of each vector as well as the unit vector in the dyecuon
4. Find the angle between the following pairs of vectors.

(a) a=i+4j, =2i+3J (c) a=2i2k, b= -2j+4k

(b) a = i+3j 5k, b = 2i+3j+10k (d) a = 3i, b=6j-2k

5. Find a unit vector which is perpendicular to both a and b if

(a) a=6i+j+3k, b=5i+k

(b)a=ij-k, b=7i-2j+3k
(c)a=3i+2j+6k, b=i+25+2k
(d) a=3i+2j -4k, b=4i+5j-2k

6. For the following vectors a and b, find the following:

(i) the component of 3 along 1. (iv) the componentof b along 3.

(ii) the component of b along i. (v) the componentof a along b.
(iii) the componentof a along j. (vi) the componentof b aiong a.

(a)a=i+4j, b=2i+3j (b)a=2ij+3k, b=i+2j+2k

7. Find 1m) if
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(a) r(t) =32- mg" (5)F(t)= 3'ln(1+ J?)+sin"36
8- Let G) = 0082:] + am
vector? 21 Show
that, 19G (t) a unit
G) isa unitvector?
9. SupposeG (l) = I + d
J and G (1) .._ 2i- 3j. Fmd
'
at t _ 1.
' ' t(tG (t))
10. Let r(t) denotethe posltlon I '
VB Ofa '
a" tunet: Provethat l.1'(t)i 3
i l " (23")1: fartmle
11. Letr t = ti+1'tJ-COmPUter(t)
'
and P(t) aswell as/ r(t)dt and r(t) dt-
wna.t(h)
appens co r(t), ?(t) and |i- (t)| as t becomes large?
f (/
Su ppose r '
12. (t) = (t + cost) 1+ (t - em t)j defines a position in a plane, at time t, of
acertain man awalk.
taking Find i-(t)and
f(t),/r(t)dtand dc,
and show that F has a constant
/ (/r(t)dt
(t) magnitude.
13. For each of the following vector functions, 1'(t), compute f(t), f' (t), li' (L W(m.

fr(t)dt and/(fr(t)dt)dt.
(a) r(t) a (Ecosteos5t)i+(531ntsin5t)j, 0 S t S 21"-
(b) r(t) = «a + $5+ ZFek, teRh

= (t t e R. 1
(c) r(t) 12)i- tzj +k,

(d) r(t) ==(3cos21rt)i+ (3sin21rt)j+3tk, OS t S

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14. Find 1"(t) and '1(t) for eachof the followingfunctions.

(a)r(t) = Zseczttanti t<E

2tj, O_<_
+sec2ttan
2._ Hit ,
(b)r(t) = 21(112)
_(1+4tI2-)2J'
15.
Let = cos 1+sm i-(0)
r(t) (7-) (15)J.Compute
1re . . .
r(O), '1(0).
and als
Comput
fobzr dt.
(t)
z = btsint.
= a t2+ 1and
a:= atcost,y
16.Letr(t) = xi+yj+zk,where that
Show

at),f(t)and
Find 1.
/r(t)dtifa=3andb=
P
17.A point has r
vector
position with tothe
respect 0
origin at time t, where

r = (acospt)i+(beinpt)j,a,b,p6 R.
Show that
i + pr = 0

throughoutthe motion.