Vectors - Vector (Cross) Product

Vectors - Vector (Cross) Product

Given two vectors \(\mathbf{a}=2\mathbf{i}+\mathbf{j}-2\mathbf{k}\) and \(\mathbf{b}=\mathbf{j}+3\mathbf{k}\), find:

  1. a unit vector perpendicular to both \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\).
  2. the exact value of \(\sin\theta\), where \(\theta\) is the angle between \(\mathbf{a}\) and \(\mathbf{b}\).

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Answer:(i) \(\dfrac1{\sqrt{65}}\begin{pmatrix}5\\-6\\2\end{pmatrix}\) (ii) \(\sqrt{\dfrac{13}{18}}\)

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