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Vectors in the plane and in space

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1. Combination of vectors and magnitude

Given and , compute the vector and its magnitude.

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2. Distance, midpoint and unit vector

Given the points and , find the distance , the midpoint of the segment and the unit vector of .

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3. Coefficients of a linear combination in the plane

Write the vector as a linear combination of the vectors and .

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4. Angle between two vectors

Compute the angle between the vectors and .

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5. Angles of a triangle in space

Compute the angles of the triangle with vertices , , .

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6. Orthogonality with a parameter

Find the values of for which the vectors and are orthogonal.

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7. Orthogonal projection onto a vector

Decompose as the sum of a vector parallel to and a vector orthogonal to .

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8. Unit vectors orthogonal to two vectors

Find the unit vectors orthogonal to both and .

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9. Area of a triangle in space

Compute the area of the triangle with vertices , , .

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10. Distance from a point to a line

Compute the distance of the origin from the line through and .

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11. Parallelism with a parameter

Find the values of for which the vectors and are parallel.

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12. Volume of a tetrahedron

Compute the volume of the tetrahedron with vertices , , , .

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13. Coplanarity with a parameter

Find the values of for which the vectors , , are coplanar.

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