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Calculate the component of vector `vecA=(6hati+5hatj)` along the directions of `(hati-hatj) and (hati+hatj)`.

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To calculate the component of the vector \(\vec{A} = 6\hat{i} + 5\hat{j}\) along the directions of \((\hat{i} - \hat{j})\) and \((\hat{i} + \hat{j})\), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define the vectors Let: - \(\vec{A} = 6\hat{i} + 5\hat{j}\) - \(\vec{B_1} = \hat{i} - \hat{j}\) - \(\vec{B_2} = \hat{i} + \hat{j}\) ### Step 2: Calculate the magnitude of \(\vec{B_1}\) and \(\vec{B_2}\) The magnitude of \(\vec{B_1}\) is calculated as follows: \[ |\vec{B_1}| = \sqrt{(1)^2 + (-1)^2} = \sqrt{1 + 1} = \sqrt{2} \] The magnitude of \(\vec{B_2}\) is calculated as follows: \[ |\vec{B_2}| = \sqrt{(1)^2 + (1)^2} = \sqrt{1 + 1} = \sqrt{2} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the unit vectors The unit vector \(\hat{b_1}\) along \(\vec{B_1}\) is: \[ \hat{b_1} = \frac{\vec{B_1}}{|\vec{B_1}|} = \frac{\hat{i} - \hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j} \] The unit vector \(\hat{b_2}\) along \(\vec{B_2}\) is: \[ \hat{b_2} = \frac{\vec{B_2}}{|\vec{B_2}|} = \frac{\hat{i} + \hat{j}}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j} \] ### Step 4: Calculate the component of \(\vec{A}\) along \(\vec{B_1}\) The component of \(\vec{A}\) along \(\vec{B_1}\) is given by the dot product: \[ A_{B_1} = \vec{A} \cdot \hat{b_1} = (6\hat{i} + 5\hat{j}) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i} - \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}\right) \] Calculating the dot product: \[ A_{B_1} = 6 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + 5 \cdot \left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) = \frac{6}{\sqrt{2}} - \frac{5}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \] ### Step 5: Calculate the component of \(\vec{A}\) along \(\vec{B_2}\) The component of \(\vec{A}\) along \(\vec{B_2}\) is given by the dot product: \[ A_{B_2} = \vec{A} \cdot \hat{b_2} = (6\hat{i} + 5\hat{j}) \cdot \left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{i} + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\hat{j}\right) \] Calculating the dot product: \[ A_{B_2} = 6 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + 5 \cdot \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{6}{\sqrt{2}} + \frac{5}{\sqrt{2}} = \frac{11}{\sqrt{2}} \] ### Final Result Thus, the components of vector \(\vec{A}\) along the directions of \((\hat{i} - \hat{j})\) and \((\hat{i} + \hat{j})\) are: - Along \((\hat{i} - \hat{j})\): \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\) - Along \((\hat{i} + \hat{j})\): \(\frac{11}{\sqrt{2}}\)
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