Let be a square with vertices in order. If and are the magnitudes of the vectors and respectively, what are the values of and if the side length of the square is ? = =
8. Vectors
Geometric Vectors
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In the context of geometric vectors, which of the following best describes orthogonal lines?
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Given that segment is units long, what is the length of if and are collinear and is a part of where is units long?
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Given vectors and , sketch the resultant vector .
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Given the vectors and , which of the following lists the correct components for , , , and in that order?
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Triangle xyz is dilated by a scale factor of centered at the origin. If the original length of side is units, what is the length of side after the transformation?
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Which of the following pairs of can be mapped onto each other using two reflections?
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In Exercises 21–38, let u = 2i - 5j, v = -3i + 7j, and w = -i - 6j. Find each specified vector or scalar.
v - u
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Given u = 〈-2, 5〉 and v = 〈4, 3〉, find each of the following.
- 2u + 4v
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A plane flies 650 mph on a bearing of 175.3°. A 25-mph wind, from a direction of 266.6°, blows against the plane. Find the resulting bearing of the plane.
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Use the parallelogram rule to find the magnitude of the resultant force for the two forces shown in each figure. Round answers to the nearest tenth.
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Find the dot product for each pair of vectors.
4i, 5i - 9j
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Given the points and , which points are reflections of each other across both axes?
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Which of the following is one of the basic ways to represent three-dimensional space in trigonometry?
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Given the line with parametric equations , , , find the perpendicular distance from the point to the line.