parallel and perpendicular vectors

mindy88

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let u=5i-j+k
v=j-5k
w=-15+3j-3k

which vectors, if any, are a. perpendicular and b. parallel


a. i don't know how to find if they are perpendicular or not

b. i think the vectors are parallel if u x v = 0
and then i did the cross products of vector u and w and that cross product is 0, so u and w are parallel
 
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