Question 1214

Vectors I: Basics, Dot and Cross Products
2014 Paper 1 Question 3 Variant

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(i)
Find a unit vector n{\mathbf{n}} such that
n×(2i+j2k)=0.\mathbf{n} \times (2 \mathbf{i} + \mathbf{j} - 2 \mathbf{k}) = \mathbf{0}.
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(ii)
Find the cosine of the acute angle between 2i+j2k{2 \mathbf{i} + \mathbf{j} - 2 \mathbf{k}} and the y-{y\textrm{-}}axis.
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