Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.6 - Vectors: The Dot Product - 7.6 Problem Set - Page 412: 53

Answer

(a) $3\textbf {i}+4\textbf {j}$ and $8\textbf {i}-6\textbf {j}$

Work Step by Step

If the vectors are perpendicular, their dot product must be zero. In order to find the pair of vectors that is perpendicular, we need to find the dot products of each of the vector pairs. Part (a) Dot product$=(3,4)\cdot(8,-6)=3(8)+4(-6)=24-24=0$ Therefore, $3\textbf {i}+4\textbf {j}$ and $8\textbf {i}-6\textbf {j}$ are perpendicular. Since the vector pair in part (a) is perpendicular, this automatically means that all the other vector pairs are not perpendicular.
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