Find a unit vector that is orthogonal to both u = (1, 0, 1) and v = (0, 1, 1).

Cheyanne Leigh

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2021-09-21

Find a unit vector that is orthogonal to both u = (1, 0, 1) and v = (0, 1, 1).

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gwibdaithq

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Two vectors are orthogonal if there scalar product is equal to zero.
We need to find unit vector x=(a,b,c) such that:
=0
and
=0
=1*a+0*b+1*c
=a+c
=0*a+1*b+1*c
=b+c
a=c
b=-c
x=(c,c,c)
Unit vector has norm equal to 1:
||x||=1
||(-c,-c, c)||=1
(c)2+(c)2+c2=1
3c2=1
One possible answer is c=13
x=(13,13,13)
Results:
One possible answer is: (13,13,13)

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