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Let
p
=
3
i
+
2
j
−
k
\mathbf{p}=3\mathbf{i}+2\mathbf{j}-\mathbf{k}
p
=
3
i
+
2
j
−
k
and
q
=
i
−
4
j
+
2
k
\mathbf{q}=\mathbf{i}-4\mathbf{j}+2\mathbf{k}
q
=
i
−
4
j
+
2
k
. (a) Find a vector that is perpendicular to both
p
\mathbf{p}
p
and
q
\mathbf{q}
q
and whose
z
z
z
–component is positive. (b) Reduce the vector obtained in part (a) to a unit vector.
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