How do i find the length of a projection of a vector A=3x+y+2z on the xy plane?
and how do i find the unit vector in the xy plane that is perpendiculer to vector A?
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To find the length of the projection of vector A on the xy plane, you first need to understand that the projection of a vector onto a plane can be obtained by discarding its component perpendicular to the plane.
The xy plane can be represented by the equation z = 0, so to find the projection of vector A on the xy plane, we need to eliminate the z-component of vector A.
First, let's determine the z-component of vector A, which is 2z. Since we want to discard this component, we set z = 0:
Vector A' = 3x + y + 2(0)
= 3x + y
Now, the length of the projection Onto the xy plane can be found using the formula for the magnitude (length) of a vector. The magnitude of vector A' is given by:
|A'| = sqrt((3x)^2 + y^2)
So, the length of the projection of vector A on the xy plane is sqrt((3x)^2 + y^2).
Now, to find the unit vector in the xy plane that is perpendicular to vector A, we can determine the normal vector of the xy plane.
A normal vector of the xy plane is given by vector N = (0, 0, 1) since the xy plane is parallel to the x and y axes.
To obtain a unit vector perpendicular to vector A, we can take the cross product of vector A and the normal vector of the xy plane:
Vector B = A x N
Vector B will be perpendicular to both vector A and the xy plane. To find the unit vector in the xy plane that is perpendicular to vector A, we divide Vector B by its magnitude:
Unit Vector B = Vector B / |B|
So, by performing the cross product and normalizing the resulting vector, you can obtain the unit vector in the xy plane that is perpendicular to vector A.