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9.                                                     is a unit vector.
       (a) Show that if v is any nonzero vector, then

(b) Use the result in part (a) to find a unit vector that has the same direction as the vector       .
(c) Use the result in part (a) to find a unit vector that is oppositely directed to the vector               .

10.                                                    in Figure Ex-10a are                     and                .
         (a) Show that the components of the vector                                                             .

(b) Let u and v be the vectors in Figure Ex-10b. Use the result in part (a) to find the components of

          Figure Ex-10

     Let  and . Describe the set of all points (x, y, z) for which                              .
11.

     Prove geometrically that if u and v are vectors in 2- or 3-space, then     .
12.

     Prove parts (a), (c), and (e) of Theorem 1 analytically.
13.

     Prove parts (d), (g), and (h) of Theorem 1 analytically.
14.

               For the inequality stated in Exercise 9, is it possible to have                         ? Explain your
          15. reasoning.

          16.                                                                                   to be equidistant from the origin
                        (a) What relationship must hold for the point

          and the -plane? Make sure that the relationship you state is valid for positive and
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