Question: The points P, Q and R have co-ordinates (2,2,1), (4, 1, 2) and (5,-1,4) respectively. (i) Show that PQ=2i-j+k. (ii) Show that PR =

The points P, Q and R have co-ordinates (2,2,1), (4, 1, 2)    

 



The points P, Q and R have co-ordinates (2,2,1), (4, 1, 2) and (5,-1,4) respectively. (i) Show that PQ=2i-j+k. (ii) Show that PR = 31-3j+3k. (iii) Calculate the vector product PQ x PR. (iv) Calculate the scalar product PQ. PR. (v) Use your answer to (iv) to calculate the angle between the vectors PQ and PR. giving your answer to the nearest degree.

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