Answer:
unit (v) = [ -0.199 i - 0.8955 j + 0.39801 k ]
Explanation:
Given:
v = (-23.2, -104.4, 46.4) m/s
Above expression describes spacecraft's velocity vector v.
Find:
Find unit vector in the direction of spacecraft velocity v.
Solution:
Step 1: Compute magnitude of velocity vector.
mag (v) = sqrt ( 23.2^2 + 104.4^2 + 46.4^2)
mag (v) = 116.58 m/s
Step 2: Compute unit vector unit (v)
unit (v) = vec (v) / mag (v)
unit (v) = [ -23.2 i -104.4 j + 46.4 k ] / 116.58
unit (v) = [ -0.199 i - 0.8955 j + 0.39801 k ]
