A rectangular parallelepiped has dimensions a, b, and c as shown in Figure P3.45. (a) Obtain a vector expression for the face diagonal vector R,. (b) What is the magnitude of this vector? (c) Notice that R, ck, and R, make a right triangle. Obtain a vector expression for the body diagonal vector R2. b Ro R1 Figure P3.45

A rectangular parallelepiped has dimensions a, b, and c as shown in Figure P3.45. (a) Obtain a vector expression for the face diagonal vector R,. (b) What is the magnitude of this vector? (c) Notice that R, ck, and R, make a right triangle. Obtain a vector expression for the body diagonal vector R2. b Ro R1 Figure P3.45

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Chapter2: Vectors

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