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Their lengths: $a=\\lvert\\boldsymbol{a}\\rvert=$ [[0]], $b=\\lvert\\boldsymbol{b}\\rvert=$ [[1]]. (Enter your answers to 2d.p.)

The distance, $d=$ [[0]], between $\\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\\boldsymbol{b}$, assuming their common initial point is at the origin. (Enter your answer to 2d.p.)

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Their sum, $\\boldsymbol{a}+\\boldsymbol{b}=($[[0]]$,$[[1]]$,$[[2]]$)$, and difference, $\\boldsymbol{a}-\\boldsymbol{b}=($[[3]]$,$[[4]]$,$[[5]]$)$.

Their dot product $\\boldsymbol{a\\cdot b}=$ [[0]].

Their cross product $\\boldsymbol{a}\\times\\boldsymbol{b}=($[[0]]$,$[[1]]$,$[[2]]$)$.

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Given the vectors $\\boldsymbol{a}=\\pmatrix{\\var{a[0]},\\var{a[1]},\\var{a[2]}}$ and $\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{\\var{b[0]},\\var{b[1]},\\var{b[2]}}$ find:

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Calculations of the lengths of two 3D vectors, the distance between their terminal points, their sum, difference, and dot and cross products.

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For the general 3-component vectors $\\boldsymbol{a}=\\pmatrix{a_1,a_2,a_3}$ and $\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{b_1,b_2,b_3}$, we have

Lengths: $a=\\lvert\\boldsymbol{a}\\rvert=\\sqrt{a_1^2+a_2^2+a_3^2}$ and $b=\\lvert\\boldsymbol{b}\\rvert=\\sqrt{b_1^2+b_2^2+b_3^2}$, which are scalar quantities.

Distance between the terminal points: $d=\\sqrt{(a_1-b_1)^2+(a_2-b_2)^2+(a_3-b_3)^2}$, which is a scalar quantity.

Sum $\\boldsymbol{a}+\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{a_1+b_1,a_2+b_2,a_3+b_3}$ and difference $\\boldsymbol{a}-\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{a_1-b_1,a_2-b_2,a_3-b_3}$, which are vector quantities.

Dot product: $\\boldsymbol{a\\cdot b}=a_1b_1+a_2b_2+a_3b_3$, which is a scalar quantity.

Cross product: $\\boldsymbol{a}\\times\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{a_2b_3-a_3b_2,a_3b_1-a_1b_3,a_1b_2-a_2b_1}$, which is a vector quantity.

In this question, therefore, we have:

Lengths: $a=\\lvert\\boldsymbol{a}\\rvert=\\sqrt{\\var{a[0]^2}+\\var{a[1]^2}+\\var{a[2]^2}}=\\var{lena}$ and $b=\\lvert\\boldsymbol{b}\\rvert=\\sqrt{\\var{b[0]^2}+\\var{b[1]^2}+\\var{b[2]^2}}=\\var{lenb}$.

Distance between the terminal points: $d=\\sqrt{(\\simplify[std]{{a[0]}-{b[0]}})^2+(\\simplify[std]{{a[1]}-{b[1]}})^2+(\\simplify[std]{{a[2]}-{b[2]}})^2}=\\var{dist}$.

Sum $\\boldsymbol{a}+\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{\\simplify[std]{{a[0]}+{b[0]}},\\simplify[std]{{a[1]}+{b[1]}},\\simplify[std]{{a[2]}+{b[2]}}}=\\pmatrix{\\var{sumab[0]},\\var{sumab[1]},\\var{sumab[2]}}$ and difference $\\boldsymbol{a}-\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{\\simplify[std]{{a[0]}-{b[0]}},\\simplify[std]{{a[1]}-{b[1]}},\\simplify[std]{{a[2]}-{b[2]}}}=\\pmatrix{\\var{diffab[0]},\\var{diffab[1]},\\var{diffab[2]}}$.

Dot product: $\\boldsymbol{a\\cdot b}=(\\var{a[0]}\\times\\var{b[0]})+(\\var{a[1]}\\times\\var{b[1]})+(\\var{a[2]}\\times\\var{b[2]})=\\var{dotab}$.

Cross product: $\\boldsymbol{a}\\times\\boldsymbol{b}=\\pmatrix{\\simplify[std]{{a[1]*b[2]}-{a[2]*b[1]}},\\simplify[std]{{a[2]*b[0]}-{a[0]*b[2]}},\\simplify[std]{{a[0]*b[1]}-{a[1]*b[0]}}}=\\pmatrix{\\var{crossab[0]},\\var{crossab[1]},\\var{crossab[2]}}$.

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