Find all vectors of magnitude
that are perpendicular to the plane of
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Given two vectors
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We need to find vectors of magnitude
perpendicular to
and
.
Recall a vector that is perpendicular to two vectors
and
is

Here, we have (a1, a2, a3) = (1, 2, 1) and (b1, b2, b3) = (–1, 3, 4)

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Let the unit vector in the direction of
be
.
We know unit vector in the direction of a vector
is given by
.

Recall the magnitude of the vector
is
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Now, we find
.
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So, we have![]()
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So, a vector of magnitude
in the direction of
is
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Observe that
is also a unit vector perpendicular to the same plane. This vector is along the direction opposite to the direction of vector
.
Thus, the vectors of magnitude
that are perpendicular to plane of both
and
are
.