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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Solve the problem below:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ANSWER CHOICES: 210 174 -66 -18 13

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Try it.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have actually.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

that looks like the dot product

OpenStudy (primeralph):

@jdoe0001 No. Just vector addition.

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Looks like 3u--2v

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

the minus sign seems to have a dot in front of it :/ looks like \(\bf 3u\cdot -2v\)

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hmm, maybe is a dash hehee

OpenStudy (primeralph):

@lamp12345 Is it a minus or a dot?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thats what I was confused about. I'm not sure either. thats why i added the actual file instead of typing it in.

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Got options?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it doesnt look like a minus though so maybe a dot?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

"determine the \(\bf\text{quantity}\) indicated below"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ANSWER CHOICES: 210 174 -66 -18 13 if you want the answer chocies there you go

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

so, it'd be a scalar result

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whats the formula for that then? or how do you do it?

OpenStudy (primeralph):

Then it's a dot product.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well, multiplication is just straightforward, the scalar times each component a <b, c> => <a*b, a*c>

OpenStudy (primeralph):

@jdoe0001 Take care of this. I got to go.

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

the dot product is just <a, b> \(\cdot\) <c, d> => a*c + b*d

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you know what a b c and d are?

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

just the RESPECTIVE component in each vector

OpenStudy (anonymous):

tried it again, got the wrong answer AGAIN. Theres a reason im using this site for this problem. thanks anyway

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

hehe, ok, let's see

OpenStudy (anonymous):

My answer? -3

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

u = <-3, 5> v = <4, 3> 3u => < -3(3), 5(3) > => < -9, 15> -2v => <4(-2), 3(-2)> => < -8, -6> \(\bf < -9, 15> \cdot < -8, -6> \implies (-9 \times -8) + (15 \times -6) \\ \implies 72 -90\)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks you!

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

yw

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

well heheh

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