How do you normalize ( i + 7 j + 4 k )(i+7j+4k)?

1 Answer
Mar 8, 2016

The normalized vector is the unit vector form to you vector, thus:
vec(u) = 1/sqrt(66) ( i + 7j +4k) u=166(i+7j+4k)

Explanation:

Normalization implies finding the unit vector expression to you vector quantity. So given you vector:
vec(v) = i + 7j +4kv=i+7j+4k the unit vector is:
vec(u) = 1/|vec(v)| vec(v); |vec(v)| = sqrt(1 + 49 + 16) = sqrt(66)u=1vv;v=1+49+16=66
vec(u) = 1/sqrt(66) ( i + 7j +4k) u=166(i+7j+4k)
Your vector can be written as:
vec(v) = |vec(v)| vec(u) = sqrt(66) vec(u)v=vu=66u