Question: Consider the vectors vec ( a ) = ( : 1 , 4 , - 7 : ) , vec ( b ) = (

Consider the vectors vec(a)=(:1,4,-7:),vec(b)=(:3,-4,5:), and vec(c)=(-6,5,4:).
a. What are the direction angles ,, and of the vector vec(a)?
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b. What is the angle between the vectors vec(a) and vec(b)?
c. What is the area of the parallelogram formed by the vectors vec(a) and vec(b)?
d. What is the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors vec(a),vec(b), and vec(c)?
e. Interpreting vec(a),vec(b), and vec(c) as position vectors, write a scalar equation of the plane passing through their terminal points.
Consider the vectors vec ( a ) = ( : 1 , 4 , - 7

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