Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 11 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 11.1 Exercises - Page 757: 87

Answer

True

Work Step by Step

If $\mathbf{u}$ is a unit vector then $\|\mathbf{u}\|=1$. If $\mathbf{u}=a\mathbf{i}+b\mathbf{j}$ then $\|\mathbf{u}\|=\sqrt{a^2+b^2}$ so $\sqrt{a^2+b^2}=1$ and therefore $a^2+b^2=1^2=1.$
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