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Math 32A Discussion Worksheet October 2, 2018

1. Students are asked to plot points in 3D space and compare plots with group members, identifying any differences. They must also indicate coordinate axes and where plotted points are located in space. 2. Vector addition is both commutative and associative, as shown geometrically and algebraically. Groups demonstrate each property and explain their work. 3. Students sketch a parallelogram formed by two vectors and add a third vector, expressing it as a linear combination of the first two vectors.

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Math 32A Discussion Worksheet October 2, 2018

1. Students are asked to plot points in 3D space and compare plots with group members, identifying any differences. They must also indicate coordinate axes and where plotted points are located in space. 2. Vector addition is both commutative and associative, as shown geometrically and algebraically. Groups demonstrate each property and explain their work. 3. Students sketch a parallelogram formed by two vectors and add a third vector, expressing it as a linear combination of the first two vectors.

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MATH 32A Discussion Worksheet October 2, 2018

1. Individually, plot several points

(a) (1, 1, 2)
(b) (3, 2, 1)
(c) (−1, 0, 0)
(d) (0, 1.5, 1.5)

Compare your answers to those of the other members of your group. Explain any
differences you see in the pictures.
Choose a point on a desk to be the origin. Indicate which are then your coordinate
axes and point to the place in space where the points above are. Connect this to your
plots.

2. In class, we saw that vector addition is “commutative”:

~v + w
~ =w
~ + ~v .

Vector addition is also “associative”:

(~v + w)
~ + ~u = ~v + (w
~ + ~u).

Now break into two groups.

(a) One group should draw a picture and show this geometrically.
(b) One group should use coordinates and show this algebraically.

After your group is comfortable with what you have, each group should explain it to
the other.

3. Sketch the parallelogram spanned by ~v = h1, 4i and w ~ = h5, 2i. Add the vector
~u = h2, 3i to the sketch and express ~u as a linear combination of ~v and w.
~

4. If R is the point (−2, 3), then


−−→
(a) find a point P such that P R has components h−2, 3i.
−−→
(b) Find a point Q such that RQ has components h−2, 3i.

5. Show geometrically and algebraically that

~v + (−1)~v = ~0.

Discuss in a group why this is a reasonable definition then for (−1)~v .

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