Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - The Dot Product - 9.2 Exercises - Page 646: 32

Answer

$a)$ proj$_{\vec{v}}$ $\vec{u}=\langle9,6\rangle$ $b)$ $\vec{u}_{1}=\langle9,6\rangle$ $;$ $\vec{u}_{2}=\langle2,-3\rangle$

Work Step by Step

$\vec{u}=\langle11,3\rangle$ $,$ $\vec{v}=\langle-3,-2\rangle$ $a)$ The projection of $\vec{u}$ onto $\vec{v}$ is given by proj$_{\vec{v}}$ $\vec{u}=\Big(\dfrac{\vec{u}\cdot\vec{v}}{|\vec{v}|^{2}}\Big)\vec{v}$ Find $\vec{u}\cdot\vec{v}$ by multiplying corresponding components and adding: $\vec{u}\cdot\vec{v}=(11)(-3)+(3)(-2)=-33-6=-39$ Find $|\vec{v}|^{2}$: $|\vec{v}|^{2}=\Big(\sqrt{(-3)^{2}+(-2)^{2}}\Big)^{2}=(-3)^{2}+(-2)^{2}=9+4=13$ Substitute the known values into the formula and evaluate: proj$_{\vec{v}}$ $\vec{u}=\Big(\dfrac{-39}{13}\Big)\langle-3,-2\rangle=(-3)\langle-3,-2\rangle=\langle9,6\rangle$ $b)$ Since $\vec{u}_{1}=$proj$_{\vec{v}}$ $\vec{u}$, then $\vec{u}_{1}=\langle9,6\rangle$ Since $\vec{u}_{2}=\vec{u}-$proj$_{\vec{v}}$ $\vec{u}$, substitute the known values into the formula and evaluate to obtain $\vec{u}_{2}$: $\vec{u}_{2}=\langle11,3\rangle-\langle9,6\rangle=\langle2,-3\rangle$
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