Chapter 11

Chapter 11.
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Chapter 11. Vectors and the Geometry of Space
§11.4. The Cross Product

1. Find the cross product × and verify that it is orthogonal to both  and .
     ,      
2.(a) Find two unit vectors orthogonal to both 〈  〉 and 〈   〉.
(b) Explain why there is no vector  such that 〈  〉× 〈  〉.
3. (a) Find the area of the parallelogram with vertices     ,    ,    , and     .
(b) Find a non-zero vector orthogonal to the plane through the points      ,      ,
    , and find the area of triangle  .
4. Find the volume of the parallelepiped with adjacent edges  ,  ,  ;

    ,      ,      ,     .
5.(a) Verify that the vectors      ,    , and       are coplanar.

(b) Determine whether the points     ,      ,     , and       lie in the same
plane.
6. (a) Let  be a point not on the line  that passes through points  and  . Show that the
 ×
distance  from the point  to the line  is    where   
 and   
.
 
(b) Use the formula in part (a) to find the distance from the point     to the line through
the points      and      .
7. (a) Let  be a point not on the plane that passes through the points  ,  , and  .
 ⋅×
Show that the distance  from the point  to the plane is    where   
,
 ×
 
,   
.
(b) Use the formula in part (a) to find the distance from the point      to the plane through
the points     ,      and     .
8. Suppose that  ≠.

(a) If ⋅  ⋅, does it follow that   ?
(b) If ×  ×, does it follow that   ?
(c) If ⋅  ⋅ and ×  ×, does it follow that   ?
9. Determine whether the statement is true or false. If it is true, give a brief reason. If it is false,
give a counter example or disprove it.
(a) For any vectors   ∈  × ⋅  
(b) For any vectors   ∈   × ⋅  .
10. Prove that  ×  ×  ⋅ ⋅.

Chapter 11. - 2 -
§11.5. Equations of lines and planes
1.(a) Find an equation of the plane that passes through the points      ,         and
      .
(b) Find symmetric equations for the line through the point  that is perpendicular to the plane
in part (a).
(c) A second plane passes through      and has normal vector 〈    〉.
Find the acute angle between the planes.
(d) Find parametric equations for the line of intersection of the two planes.
2. Find an equation of the plane through the point      and parallel to the vectors i  k and
j k .
3. Show that the line      ,     ,    , and the plane          are parallel,
and find the distance between them.
4. Determine whether the lines   and   are parallel, skew, or intersecting.

If they intersect, find the point of intersection.
(a)                  ,                  
        
(b)         ,        
     
5. Determine whether the planes       ,         are parallel, perpendicular, or

neither. If neither, find the angle between them.
6.(a) Find the point at which two lines   〈  〉 〈   〉,   〈  〉 〈   〉
intersect.
(b) Find an equation of the plane that contains theses lines.
7. Find parametric equations for the line through the point     that is parallel to the plane
       and perpendicular to the line             .
8. Find the distance from the point      to the line               .
9. Show that the distance between the parallel planes          and          is

  
 .

    
10. Find the distance between the skew lines with parametric equations        ,     ,
  , and       ,    ,     .
Chapter 11. - 3 -
§11.6. Cylinders and quadric surface
1. Reduce the equation to one of the standard forms, classify the surface, and sketch it.
(a)             .
(b)           
2.(a) Find an equation for the surface obtained by rotating the parabola    about the -axis.
(b) Find an equation for the surface obtained by rotating the line    about the -axis.
3. Show that the curve of intersection of the surfaces          and

         lies in a plane.
4. All ellipsoid is created by rotating the ellipse      about the -axis.
Find the equation of the ellipsoid.
5. A surface consists of all points  such that the distance from  to the plane    is twice the
distance from  to the point     . Find an equation for this surface.

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Chapter 11.

Chapter 11. Vectors and the Geometry of Space

§11.4. The Cross Product

4. Find the volume of the parallelepiped with adjacent edges  ,  ,  ;

5.(a) Verify that the vectors      ,    , and       are coplanar.

8. Suppose that  ≠.

10. Prove that  ×  ×  ⋅ ⋅.

§11.5. Equations of lines and planes

4. Determine whether the lines   and   are parallel, skew, or intersecting.

5. Determine whether the planes       ,         are parallel, perpendicular, or

9. Show that the distance between the parallel planes          and          is

§11.6. Cylinders and quadric surface

3. Show that the curve of intersection of the surfaces          and

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