
1.1.71 Vector Algebra
condition: Given the vertices of the pyramid \( A B C D: A(2,3,1), B(4,1,-2), C(6,3,7) \), \( D(7,5,-3) \) 1) Construct a pyramid in the Cartesian coordinate system 2) determine the coordinates and lengths of the vectors \( \overline{A B}, \overline{A C}, \overline{A D} \) 3) determine the direction \( \overline{A B} \) (its direction cosines) 4) find \( (\overline{A B}, \overline{A C}) \) 5) find the projection of the vector \( \overline{A C} \) to the direction \( \overline{A B} \) 6) calculate \( [\overline{A B}, \overline{A C}] \) 7) calculate \( (\overline{A B}, \overline{A C})^{2} \) 8) write down the equation of the plane passing through the points \( A, B, C \) 9) find the area of the face \( A B C \) 10) find the volume of the pyramid \( A B C D \) 11) write the equation of the height lowered from the vertex \( D \) to the face \( A B C \) 12) find the length of the height, dropped from the point \( D \) to the face \( A B C \).
Vector algebra is a branch of algebra that studies linear operations on vectors and their geometric properties. In the section you will find problems on the decomposition of vectors, scalar, vector and mixed products, coordinates of vectors in different bases and much more.