Find a unit vector that has the same direction as  4i − j + 8k.

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Problem 34CT: Find a unit vector u in the direction of v=i+j
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Find a unit vector that has the same direction as 

4i − j + 8k.
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we have to find a unit vector that has the same direction as 4i-j+8k

let the given vector be a

therefore,

a=4i-j+8k

now we have to find a unit vector that has same direction as a.

as we know that the unit vector b^ in the direction of vector b is given by:

b^=bb

where b is the magnitude of vector b.

if b=xi+yj+zk then b=x2+y2+z2

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