Find the values of x such that the vectors a=[-32x, -26, -32x^2] and b=[-38, -29, 5] are orthogonal.

musicbachv7

musicbachv7

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2022-08-05

Find the values of x such that the vectors a = [ 32 x , 26 , 32 x 2 ]   a n d   b = [ 38 , 29 , 5 ] are orthogonal.

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choltas5j

choltas5j

Beginner2022-08-06Added 13 answers

First off, we know that if the dot product of two vectors = 0 thenthey are orthogonal.
So, let's set up the dot product as we already know they will beorthogonal.
Given two vectors: a = [a1, a2, a3] , b = [b1, b2, b3] , thedot product becomes:
a1b1 + a2b2 + a3b3
Now, the problem gave us the fact that we want these vectors toturn out orthogonal, so we will set up the previous equation andset it = 0 and solve for the values of x that will make thistrue.
( 32 x 38 ) + ( 26 29 ) + ( 32 x 2 5 ) = 0
1216 x + 754 160 x 2 = 0 rearrange terms toget,
160 x 2 + 1216 x + 754 = 0

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