Section 13.5 Worksheet: (part a - lines in space)

Assigned problems: Exercises pp. 852-853, #2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16-18 (due Wednesday, 11/12).

  1. How are lines in three-dimensional space different from lines in the xy-plane?

  2. ``Two vectors are equal if and only if blank components are equal.''

    Fill in the blank.

  3. Assume that t is time, which runs from tex2html_wrap_inline120 to tex2html_wrap_inline122 . Describe the motion represented by the vector parametric equation

    displaymath114

  4. Are the vector and parametric equations of a line unique? Why or why not?



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