Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 11 - Three-Dimensional Space; Vectors - 11.2 Vectors - Exercises Set 11.2 - Page 782: 8

Answer

\[ a) \langle 2,1\rangle \] \[ b) \langle-1,6,1\rangle \] \[ c\langle-5,0,0\rangle \]

Work Step by Step

The components of a vector $\overrightarrow{P_{1} P_{2}}$ with start point $P_{2}(c, d)$ , end point $P_{1}(a, b)$ are: \[ \overrightarrow{P_{1} P_{2}}=-\langle a, b\rangle+\langle c, d\rangle=\langle c-a, d-b\rangle \] a) For $P_{2}(-4,-1)$ and $P_{1}(-6,-2)$ \[ \overrightarrow{P_{1} P_{2}}=\langle-4-(-6),-1-(-2)\rangle=\langle 2,1\rangle \] b) For $P_{2}(-1,6,1)$ and $P_{1}(0,0,0)$ \[ \overrightarrow{P_{1} P_{2}}=\langle-1-0,6-0,1-0\rangle=\langle-1,6,1\rangle \] c) For $P_{2}(9,1,-3)$ and $P_{1}(4,1,-3)$ \[ \overrightarrow{P_{1} P_{2}}=\langle9-4,1-1,-3-(-3)\rangle=\langle-5,0,0\rangle \]
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