Asked by Anonymous

Which of the following pairs of vectors are orthogonal?
(i) v = 18i − 3j and w = −i − 6j
(ii) v = 15i − 2j and w = −4i + 30j
(iii) v = 3i − j and w = i + 3j
A. (i) and (ii)
B. (i) and (iii)
C. (ii) only
D. (i) only
17.

Answers

Answered by MathMate
Calculate the dot product of the three pairs of vectors. If the dot product is zero, the vectors are orthogonal.
For example,
(i)<18,-3>.<-1,-6>=-18+18=0
So pair (i) is orthogonal.

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Answered by Steve
v•w = 0 if v┴w

18i−3j • −i−6j = 0
15i−2j • −4i+30j = -120
3i−j • i+3j = 0

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