Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 12: Vectors and the Geometry of Space - Section 12.2 - Vectors - Exercises 12.2 - Page 704: 25

Answer

$3(\dfrac{2}{3}i+\dfrac{1}{3}k-\dfrac{2}{3}k)$

Work Step by Step

Formula to find the unit vector $\hat{\textbf{v}}$ is: $\hat{\textbf{v}}=\dfrac{v}{|v|}$ Given: $v=2i+j-2k$ $|v|=\sqrt{(2)^2+(1)^2+(-2)^2}=\sqrt 9 =3$ Thus, $\hat{\textbf{v}}=\dfrac{2i+j-2k}{3}$ and $v=|v|\hat{\textbf{v}}=3(\dfrac{2}{3}i+\dfrac{1}{3}k-\dfrac{2}{3}k)$
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