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Question : 20 of 29
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Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vector a⃗+b⃗\vec{a} + \vec{b} and a⃗−b⃗\vec{a} - \vec{b} , where a⃗\vec{a} = 3i^+2j^+2k^3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k} and b⃗\vec{b} = i^+2j^−2k^\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - 2\hat{k}
Solution:  
a⃗\vec{a} = 3i^+2j^+2k^3\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 2\hat{k} , b⃗\vec{b} = i^+2j^−2k^\hat{i} + 2\hat{j} - 2\hat{k}
∴ a⃗+b⃗\vec{a} + \vec{b} = 4i^+4j^4\hat{i} + 4\hat{j} and a⃗−b⃗\vec{a} - \vec{b} = 2i^+4k^2\hat{i} + 4\hat{k}
(a⃗+b⃗)×(a⃗−b⃗)(\vec{a} + \vec{b}) \times (\vec{a} - \vec{b}) = ∣i^j^k^440204∣\begin{vmatrix} \hat{i} & \hat{j} & \hat{k} \\ 4 & 4 & 0 \\ 2 & 0 & 4 \end{vmatrix}
= i^\hat{i} (16) - j^\hat{j} (16) + k^\hat{k} (-8) = 16i^−16j^−8k^16\hat{i} - 16\hat{j} - 8\hat{k}
∴ ∣(a⃗+b⃗)×(a⃗−b⃗)∣\left| (\vec{a} + \vec{b}) \times (\vec{a} - \vec{b}) \right| = 162+(−16)2+(−8)2\sqrt{16^2 + (-16)^2 + (-8)^2}
= 256+256+64\sqrt{256 + 256 + 64}
= 576\sqrt{576} = 24
So the unit vector, perpendicular to each of the vectors a⃗+b⃗\vec{a} + \vec{b} and a⃗−b⃗\vec{a} - \vec{b} is given by ± (a⃗+b⃗)×(a⃗−b⃗)∣(a⃗+b⃗)×(a⃗−b⃗)∣\frac{(\vec{a} + \vec{b}) \times (\vec{a} - \vec{b})}{\left| (\vec{a} + \vec{b}) \times (\vec{a} - \vec{b}) \right|} = ± 16i^−16j^−8k^24\frac{16\hat{i} - 16\hat{j} - 8\hat{k}}{24} = ± 2i^−2j^−k^3\frac{2\hat{i} - 2\hat{j} - \hat{k}}{3} = ± 23i^∓23j^∓13k^\frac{2}{3\hat{i}} \mp \frac{2}{3\hat{j}} \mp \frac{1}{3\hat{k}}
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