Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

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ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 8 - 8.3 - Vectors in the Plane - 8.3 Exercises - Page 586: 50

Answer

$ \lt \sqrt {32}, \sqrt {32} \gt $

Work Step by Step

Since $v$ has the same direction as $u$ and since it is a multiple of a unit vector $n$, we can write it as: $\overrightarrow{v} = < 3 n, 3n>$ To find the unit vector, we must first find the magnitude: $\sqrt {((3n)^{2} + (3n)^{2}} = 8$ or, $ 9\ n^2+9 \ n^2 = 64$ This implies that $n^2=\dfrac{32}{9} \implies n=\dfrac{\sqrt {32}}{3}$ Now, $\overrightarrow{v} = < 3 (\dfrac{\sqrt {32}}{3}), 3 (\dfrac{\sqrt {32}}{3})> = \lt \sqrt {32}, \sqrt {32} \gt $
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