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    This document contains solutions to 3 problems from a problem set in mathematics. Problem 1 verifies that the distances between 4 points representing atoms in a molecule are all 6 units apart. Problem 2 finds distances and vectors between two points P and Q, and finds a third point R with a vector of a certain length from P in the opposite direction of PQ. Problem 3 describes the set of vectors that span a parallelogram between two given vectors geometrically.

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    Problem Set #1

    √ √
    1. Consider
    √ a molecule with four atoms at the points (0, 0, 0), (6, 0, 0), (3, 3, 2 6)
    and (3, 3 3, 0). Verify that every atom in this molecule is 6 units away from
    every other atom.

    √ √ If A is the point (0, 0, 0),√ B is the point (6, 0, 0), C is the point
    Solution.
    (3, 3, 2 6) and D is the point (3, 3 3, 0) , then we have
    −→ p √
    kABk = (6 − 0)2 + (0 − 0)2 + (0 − 0)2 = 36 = 6
    q ¡√ ¢2 ¡ √ ¢2 √ √
    −→
    kACk = (3 − 0)2 + 3 − 0 + 2 6 − 0 = 9 + 3 + 24 = 36 = 6
    q ¡ √ ¢2 √ √
    −−→
    kADk = (3 − 0)2 + 3 3 − 0 + (0 − 0)2 = 9 + 27 = 36 = 6
    q ¡√ ¢2 ¡ √ ¢2 √ √
    −−→
    kBCk = (3 − 6)2 + 3 − 0 + 2 6 − 0 = 9 + 3 + 24 = 36 = 6
    q ¡ √ ¢2 √ √
    −−→
    kBDk = (3 − 6)2 + 3 3 − 0 + (0 − 0)2 = 9 + 27 = 36 = 6
    q ¡ √ √ ¢2 ¡ √ ¢2 √ √
    −−→
    kCDk = (3 − 3)2 + 3 3 − 3 + 0 − 2 6 = 12 + 24 = 36 = 6
    which establishes that every atom in this molecule is 6 units away from
    every other atom. ¤

    2 Let P = (1, 2, 3) and Q = (3, 4, 2).


    a Find the distance between P and Q.
    b Find a unit vector from the point P and toward the point Q.
    −→
    c Find a vector of length 9 pointing in the same direction of P Q.
    −→
    d Find a point R such that P R is a vector of length 12 pointing in the
    −→
    opposite direction of P Q.
    −→
    Solution. The displacement vector P Q = (3, 4, 2) − (1, 2, 3) =< 2, 2, −1 >.
    −→ p √
    The distance between P and Q = ||P Q|| = 22 + 22 + (−1)2 = 9 = 3.

    The unit vector from the point P and toward the point Q
    −
    −→
    PQ 1 2 2 1
    = −−→ = 3 (2, 2, −1) = ( 3 , 3 , − 3 ).
    ||P Q||
    −→
    The vector of length 9 pointing in the same direction of P Q
    −−→
    PQ 2 2 1
    =9 − −→ = 9( 3 , 3 , − 3 ) = (6, 6, −3).
    ||P Q||
    −→
    Let R = (p, q, r) Then P R = (p, q, r) − (1, 2, 3) = (p − 1, q − 2, r − 3). We need
    −→ −
    −→
    PQ
    −
    −→
    PQ 2 2 1
    to solve P R = −12 − −→ . By (c), we have −12 − −→ = −12( 3 , 3 , − 3 ) = (−8, −8, 4)
    ||P Q|| ||P Q||
    Thus we have to solve (p − 1, q − 2, r − 3) = (−8, −8, 4). So p = −7, q = −6 and
    r = 7. Hence R = (−7, −6, 7).
    ¤
    MATH 2850: page 1 of 2
    Problem Set #1 MATH 2850: page 2 of 2

    3 Let ~u =< 1, 1 > and ~v =< −2, 1 >.


    Describe the set of vectors {w~ = s~u + t~v |0 ≤ s ≤ 1, 0 ≤ t ≤ 1} geometrically.
    Solution. w
    ~ is the set of vectors that start at origin and end at the parallelo-
    gram that spanned by the vectors ~u =< 1, 1 > and ~v =< −2, 1 >.

    (−1,2)

    w
    (−2.1)
    (1, 1)

    PSfrag replacements
    w
    ~
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