Q. Given the vector v has an initial point at (−2,−6) and a terminal point at (−1,−4), find the exact value of ∥v∥.Answer:
Calculate Differences: To find the magnitude of vector v, we need to calculate the difference in the x-coordinates and the difference in the y-coordinates between the terminal point and the initial point. The magnitude of vector v, denoted as ∣∣v∣∣, is the square root of the sum of the squares of these differences.Let's calculate the differences:Δx=xterminal−xinitial=(−1)−(−2)=−1+2=1Δy=yterminal−yinitial=(−4)−(−6)=−4+6=2
Use Pythagorean Theorem: Now, we use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of vector v: ∣∣v∣∣=(Δx2+Δy2) Substitute Δx and Δy with the values we found: ∣∣v∣∣=(12+22) ∣∣v∣∣=(1+4) ∣∣v∣∣=5
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