Griffith University

1011SCG

MATHS 1A

ASSIGNMENT 1.
This assignment is worth 4% of your final mark.
Distributed

MONDAY, 24 MARCH, 2014.

Due

THURSDAY, 3 APRIL, 2014 at 4pm.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Extensions must be requested in advance but will only be given in the most
unusual circumstances. Late submissions with no extension will not be accepted.

Place completed assignments in the 1011SCG assignment box on level 1,

Science 2 building (N34) - these are beside room 1.10 and are near the stairs on
level 1.

Answer these questions neatly on A4 size paper.

Start each new question on a new page.
Your answers must be handwritten.
Please make sure your answers are legibly written and well set out.
Material that is not easily read will not be marked.

All pages must be numbered and SECURELY STAPLED together.

The presentation of your answers matters a lot - you must explain your working
and you must use proper mathematical notation (as used in texts, notes etc). Just
writing an answer with no working is not enough. Bad layout and notation will
lose marks.

Complete the cover sheet on the other side of this page and staple it as the
FRONT page of your assignment. You must fill out all the requested
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the questions involved.
It is a good idea to discuss problems with other people. This is often a helpful thing to do.
But you must write up your answers by yourself.
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solutions to the 1011SCG Maths 1A Assignment.

1011SCG ASSIGNMENT 1
Due on Thursday, 3 April, 2014 by 4pm.

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Question 1.
(a)

A sled is being pulled along the ice by ropes attached to two husky dogs, as
shown in the diagram below.

T1
!

30 N

j
!

30
i
!

sled

WEST
15
40 N

T2
!

If the dogs pull at constant but different forces shown on the diagram
(i)

Find T1 and T2 in terms of i and j .

!
!
!
!
(ii) Using vectors, find the resultant force on the sled.
(iii) What is the magnitude and direction of the resultant force ?
(iv) Does the sled travel due West ?
If it does not move due West, in what direction does it travel ?
(b)

Dog 1 wants to change the angle at which it pulls the sled.

T1
!

30 N
!
sled

WEST
15
40 N

T2
!

(i) At what angle ! should dog 1 pull the sled so that the sled travels due West ?
(ii) Dog 1 is getting tired and can only pull the sled with a force of 8 N.
Is it now possible to keep the sled moving due West ?
If so, at what angle ! should dog 1 now pull the sled so that the sled travels
due West ?

Question 2.
z
D
C (2, 0, 5)
G
B
E (0, 5, 1)
0

y
F

A(3, 0, 0)
x
Consider the parallelepiped above. Each of the faces of the parallelepiped are
parallelograms and the opposite sides of the box are parallel.

!!!" !!!"

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(a)

Write down the vectors OA , OC and OE in terms of i , j and k .

(b)

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!!!"
Find the vectors AC and CE .

! !

!!!"

!!!"

(c)

Using vectors, find the angle between AC and CE .

Give your answer in degrees and radians.

(d)

Find the area of the parallelogram OABC.

(e)

Find the area of the triangle OBC.

(f)

Find a unit vector that is perpendicular to the face OCDE.

(g)

Find the volume of the parallelepiped.