Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 3 - Vectors - Problems - Page 57: 9b

Answer

$\vec{a}-\vec{b}= [(5.0m)]\hat{i}+[(-4.0m)]\hat{j}+[(-3.0m)]\hat{k}$

Work Step by Step

We subtract the two vectors to obtain: $\vec{a}-\vec{b}$= $=[(4.0m)-(-1.0m)]\hat{i}+[(-3.0m)-(1.0m)]\hat{j}+[(1.0m)-(4.0m)]\hat{k}$ $= [(5.0m)]\hat{i}+[(-4.0m)]\hat{j}+[(-3.0m)]\hat{k}$
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