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7. Vectors
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Exercise 43 Page 689

Review vector operations. Begin by substituting the vectors in the given expression.

⟨ 4, - 4 ⟩

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Before we begin, let's review vector operations.

Vector Addition ⟨ a,b ⟩ + ⟨ c,d ⟩ = ⟨ a+c,b+d ⟩
Vector Subtraction ⟨ a,b ⟩ - ⟨ c,d ⟩ = ⟨ a-c,b-d ⟩
Vector Multiplication k ⟨ a,b ⟩ = ⟨ ka,kb ⟩
To simplify the given expression, we will begin by substituting the component form of the given vectors, f = ⟨ -4, -2 ⟩, g = ⟨ 6,1 ⟩, and h = ⟨ 2, -3 ⟩, into the expression. f+g+h ⇓ ⟨ - 4, - 2 ⟩ +⟨ 6,1 ⟩ + ⟨ 2, -3 ⟩ Now we can simplify the expression by adding the given vectors.
⟨ - 4,- 2 ⟩ +⟨ 6, 1 ⟩ + ⟨ 2, -3 ⟩
â–Ľ
Simplify

⟨ a,b⟩+⟨ c,d⟩=⟨ a+c,b+d⟩

⟨ - 4+6,- 2 + 1 ⟩ + ⟨ 2, -3 ⟩
⟨ 2,- 1 ⟩ + ⟨ 2, -3 ⟩

⟨ a,b⟩+⟨ c,d⟩=⟨ a+c,b+d⟩

⟨ 2+2,- 1+(-3) ⟩
⟨ 2+2,- 1-3 ⟩
⟨ 4, - 4 ⟩