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Find a unit vector that has the same direction as the given vector.6i - j + 5k

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See this solution:
1. if a=6i-j+5k, then
equation for unit vector with the same direction:

c= (a_x)/(|a|)i+ (a_y)/(|a|) + (a_z)/(|a|);.
2. |a|=√(36+1+25)=√62;
3. equation of the unit vector 'c' is:

c= (6)/( √(62)) i- (1)/( √(62)) j+ (5)/( √(62)) k;
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