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Find a vector of magnitude 8 units in the direction of the vector `(5hati - hatj + 2hatk)`.

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To find a vector of magnitude 8 units in the direction of the vector \( \mathbf{a} = 5\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 2\hat{k} \), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Calculate the magnitude of the vector \( \mathbf{a} \). The magnitude \( |\mathbf{a}| \) is calculated using the formula: \[ |\mathbf{a}| = \sqrt{(5)^2 + (-1)^2 + (2)^2} ...
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