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math121b:ex3 [2020/02/11 17:31]
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 2. Area 2. Area
-  * Consider the vector space $\R^2$. Let $\vec v_1 = (1,1), \vec v_2 = (0,2)$. Let $P(\vec v_1, \vec v_2)$ denote the area of the parallelogram (skewed rectangle) generated by $\vec v_1, \vec v_2$. $$   P(\vec v_1, \vec v_2) = ? $$+  * Consider the vector space $\R^2$. Let $\vec v_1 = (1,1), \vec v_2 = (0,2)$. Let $P(\vec v_1, \vec v_2)$ denote the **signed** area ((Signed area means $P(v,w) = - P(w,v)$)) of the parallelogram (skewed rectangle) generated by $\vec v_1, \vec v_2$. $$   P(\vec v_1, \vec v_2) = ? $$
   * From the above computation, can you deduce $$ P(\vec v_1 + 3 \vec v_2, \vec v_2) = ?$$ which formula did you use?    * From the above computation, can you deduce $$ P(\vec v_1 + 3 \vec v_2, \vec v_2) = ?$$ which formula did you use? 
   * How about $$ P(a \vec v_1 + b \vec v_2, c \vec v_1 + d \vec v_2)=? $$   * How about $$ P(a \vec v_1 + b \vec v_2, c \vec v_1 + d \vec v_2)=? $$
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 $$  \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1  \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 1 \cr 1 \end{pmatrix} = 7 $$ $$  \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1  \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 1 \cr 1 \end{pmatrix} = 7 $$
   * $ \| e_1 - 2 e_2 \|^2 =  \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -2  \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 1 \cr -2 \end{pmatrix} = 7 $   * $ \| e_1 - 2 e_2 \|^2 =  \begin{pmatrix} 1 & -2  \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix} \begin{pmatrix} 1 \cr -2 \end{pmatrix} = 7 $
-  * $P(e_1, e_2) = \sqrt{\det(g)} = \sqrt{4= 2$+  * $P(e_1, e_2) = \sqrt{\det(g)} = \sqrt{5}$
   * Can you find two vectors $v_1, v_2 \in \R^2$, such that $v_1, v_2$ has the same properties as $e_1, e_2$? $v_1 = (\sqrt{3}, 0), v_2 = (\sqrt{2} \cos\theta, \sqrt{2} \sin \theta)$ where $\cos\theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2} \sqrt{3}}$. We are using the formula    * Can you find two vectors $v_1, v_2 \in \R^2$, such that $v_1, v_2$ has the same properties as $e_1, e_2$? $v_1 = (\sqrt{3}, 0), v_2 = (\sqrt{2} \cos\theta, \sqrt{2} \sin \theta)$ where $\cos\theta = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2} \sqrt{3}}$. We are using the formula 
 $$ v \cdot w = \| v \| \|w \| \cos \theta$$  $$ v \cdot w = \| v \| \|w \| \cos \theta$$ 
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