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Modern Analytic Geometry

William Wooton, Edwin F. Beckenbach, Frank J. Fleming

Chapter 8

Vectors in Space - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

Cartesian Coordinates; Distance between Points

01:02

Problem 1

In Exercises 1-8, Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(1,2,1)$

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03:26

Problem 2

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(3,2,1)$

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Problem 3

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(0,2,3)$

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00:14

Problem 4

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(4,0,2)$

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Problem 5

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(4,3,0)$

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01:09

Problem 6

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(0,0,5)$

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00:11

Problem 7

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(3,0,0)$

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00:59

Problem 8

Sketch the graph of the point in space which has the given coordinates.
$(0,4,0)$

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02:28

Problem 9

In Exercises 9-14, State the condition(s) that must be satisfied by the coordinates of every point ( $x, y, z$ ) lying in the given plane(s).
$x y$-plane

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02:28

Problem 10

State the condition(s) that must be satisfied by the coordinates of every point ( $x, y, z$ ) lying in the given plane(s).
$y z$-plane

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02:28

Problem 11

State the condition(s) that must be satisfied by the coordinates of every point ( $x, y, z$ ) lying in the given plane(s).
$x z$-plane

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02:28

Problem 12

State the condition(s) that must be satisfied by the coordinates of every point ( $x, y, z$ ) lying in the given plane(s).
$x y$-and $y z$-planes

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02:28

Problem 13

State the condition(s) that must be satisfied by the coordinates of every point ( $x, y, z$ ) lying in the given plane(s).
$x y$ - and $x z$-planes

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02:28

Problem 14

State the condition(s) that must be satisfied by the coordinates of every point ( $x, y, z$ ) lying in the given plane(s).
$y z$ - and $x z$-planes

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00:42

Problem 15

In Exercises 15-20, Find values for $x, y$, and $z$ so that the two ordered triples are equal.
$(3, y, z+1),(3,4,5)$

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00:33

Problem 16

Find values for $x, y$, and $z$ so that the two ordered triples are equal.
$(x, 5, z-2),(4,5,2)$

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03:56

Problem 17

Find values for $x, y$, and $z$ so that the two ordered triples are equal.
$(x+1, y-3, z+4),(-2,3,6)$

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03:55

Problem 18

Find values for $x, y$, and $z$ so that the two ordered triples are equal.
$(x-2, y+2, z-4),(0,0,0)$

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01:35

Problem 19

Find values for $x, y$, and $z$ so that the two ordered triples are equal.
$(x+4,3, z+5),(4, y+3,2)$

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Ellie Sun
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00:36

Problem 20

Find values for $x, y$, and $z$ so that the two ordered triples are equal.
$(1, y-3, z+2),(x-5,4,6)$

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01:30

Problem 21

In Exercises 21-28, Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(1,1,2), \mathbf{T}(2,3,4)$

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01:51

Problem 22

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(-1,1,3), \mathbf{T}(0,-1,1)$

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01:24

Problem 23

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(2,-1,5), \mathbf{T}(0,2,-1)$

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Problem 24

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(3,1,-3), \mathbf{T}(5,4,3)$

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01:30

Problem 25

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(2,1,0), \mathbf{T}(3,5,8)$

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Problem 26

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(-2,1,-3), \mathbf{T}(2,2,5)$

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Problem 27

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(4,5,7), \mathbf{T}(6,6,5)$

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01:36

Problem 28

Find the distance between the points S and T.
$\mathbf{S}(5,3,-6), \mathrm{T}(2,-1,6)$

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02:12

Problem 29

Use the distance formula and the converse of the Pythagorean theorem to show that the points $\mathbf{S}(3,5,2), \mathbf{T}(2,3,-1)$, and $\mathbf{U}(6,1,-1)$ are the vertices of a right triangle.

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03:13

Problem 30

Show that the points $\mathbf{S}(6,3,4), \mathbf{T}(2,1,-2)$, and $\mathbf{U}(4,-1,10)$ are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.

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Problem 31

Show that the points $\mathbf{S}(2,-1,3), \mathbf{T}(4,2,1)$, and $\mathbf{U}(-2,-7,7)$ lie on the same line.

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Problem 32

Show that the midpoint of the segment with endpoints $\mathbf{S}_1\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right)$ and $\mathbf{S}_2\left(x_2, y_2, z_2\right)$ is the point $\mathbf{S}_{\mathrm{m}}\left(\frac{x_1+x_2}{2}, \frac{y_1+y_2}{2}, \frac{z_1+z_2}{2}\right)$.

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00:46

Problem 33

Find an equation whose graph is the set of all points located a distance of 3 units from $\mathbf{S}(2,3,4)$.

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01:48

Problem 34

Find an equation whose graph is the set of all points equidistant from $\mathbf{S}(-1,4,0)$ and $\mathbf{T}(2,-1,1)$.

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02:56

Problem 35

Find an equation whose graph is the set of all points the sum of whose distances from $\mathbf{S}(0,4,0)$ and $\mathbf{T}(0,-4,0)$ is 10 units.

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02:16

Problem 36

Show that an equation of the sphere with radius 3 and center $\mathbf{S}(1,-2,2)$ is $x^2+y^2+z^2-2 x+4 y-4 z=0$.

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01:07

Problem 37

Show that an equation of the sphere with radius $r$ and center $\mathbf{S}\left(x_1, y_1, z_1\right)$ is $\left(x-x_1\right)^2+\left(y-y_1\right)^2+\left(z-z_1\right)^2=r^2$.

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01:27

Problem 38

By completing the squares in $x, y$, and $z$, find the radius and the coordinates of the center of the sphere with equation

$$
x^2+y^2+z^2-2 z+8 y-8=0
$$

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