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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What is the sum of the two vectors (-1,-4) and (3,5)?

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

The sum of vectors is the sums of the parts.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it (2,1) ?

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Yes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Visually, it is the diagonal of a parallelogram.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok just to be clear a vector has both a magnitude and direction right

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

Yes. But it can have any origin point.

OpenStudy (e.mccormick):

This should help.

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