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Two cables hang in a workshop. The first has direction ratios (3, -6, 9) and the second has direction ratios (-2, 4, -6). An apprentice is asked how the two cables are related. Which statement is correct?
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High School (11–12)
Vectors and Three-Dimensional Geometry › Three-Dimensional Geometry
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Two cables hang in a workshop. The first has direction ratios
(
3
,
−
6
,
9
)
(3, -6, 9)
(
3
,
−
6
,
9
)
and the second has direction ratios
(
−
2
,
4
,
−
6
)
(-2, 4, -6)
(
−
2
,
4
,
−
6
)
. An apprentice is asked how the two cables are related. Which statement is correct?
The cables are perpendicular
The cables must be skew
The cables are parallel
The cables must meet at a point
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