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Find a unit vector in the same direction as the vector A→=4i^-2j^+4k^, and another unit vector in the same direction as B→=-4i^+3k^. Show that the vector sum of these unit vectors bisects the angle betweenA→ and B→. Hint: Sketch the rhombus having the two unit vectors as adjacent sides.

Short Answer

Expert verified

Unit vector in the direction ofA→ is 23i^-13j^+23k^

Unit vector in the direction ofB→ is -45i^+35j^.

It has been proved that the vector sum of these unit vectors bisects the angle betweenA→ and B→.

Step by step solution

01

Given

Given two vectors:

A→=4i^-2j^+4k^and B→=-4i^+3k^.

02

Results used

The unit vector can be found as:

.A^=A→A

Where,A→ is the given vector andA is magnitude of vector.

03

Find unit vector along  A→

Vector,A→=4i^-2j^+4k^

Magnitude of vector

A=42+-22+42=16+4+16=36=6

So the unit vector is:

A^=A→A=4i^-2j^+4k^6=23i^-13j^+23k^

Unit vector alongA→ is23i^-13j^+23k^

04

Find unit vector along B→

Vector,B→=-4i^+3k^

Magnitude of vector

B=-42+32=16+9=25=5

So the unit vector is:

B^=B→B=-4i^+3k^5=-45i^+35k^

Unit vector alongB→ is-45i^+35j^

05

Prove that vector sum of unit vectors bisect the angle between A→ and  B→

Sum of unit vectors is

A^+B^=23i^-13j^+23k^+-45i^+35j^=23-45i^+-13+0j^+23+35k^=-215i^-13j^+915k^

Now, consider a rhombus, whose adjacent sides are unit vectorsA^ and B^.

The sum of the vectors (using parallelogram law of vector addition) is given by the diagonal vector.

Diagonal of a rhombus bisects the vertex angle. So, angle betweenA^ andB^ is bisected by the sum of unit vectors.

Since, A^andB^ are alongA^ and B^, so the angle between them is also bisected by the sum of unit vectors.

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