Find the unit vector in the direction of the vector

Question:

Find the unit vector in the direction of the vector $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$.

Solution:

The unit vector $\hat{a}$ in the direction of vector $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}$ is given by $\hat{a}=\frac{\vec{a}}{|a|}$.

$|\vec{a}|=\sqrt{1^{2}+1^{2}+2^{2}}=\sqrt{1+1+4}=\sqrt{6}$

$\therefore \hat{a}=\frac{\vec{a}}{|\vec{a}|}=\frac{\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2 \hat{k}}{\sqrt{6}}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \hat{i}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{6}} \hat{j}+\frac{2}{\sqrt{6}} \hat{k}$

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