(a)
\The vectors are and
.
Find the values of and
.
The magnitude of the vector is
.
and
and
and
.
Here, the amount of rain fall is
inches.
The area of the rain guage is
.
(b)
\The vectors are and
.
Compute the value of .
The dot product of the two vectors and
is
.
Compare the vectors with general form.
\ and
.
.
.
The volume of the rain collected in the guage is
.
(c)
\If the gauge is to collect the maximum vaolume of the rain , then the amount of rain fall is maximum and the area of the rain guage
is also maximum.
(a)
\The amount of rain fall is
inches.
The area of the rain guage is
.
(b)
\The volume of the rain collected in the guage is
.
(c)
\If the gauge is to collect the maximum vaolume of the rain , then the amount of rain fall is maximum and the area of the rain guage
is also maximum.