Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Vectors and Vector-Valued Functions - 11.1 Vectors in the Plane - 11.1 Exercises - Page 768: 41

Answer

$|\overrightarrow{w}-\overrightarrow{u}|>|\overrightarrow{u}-\overrightarrow{v}|$

Work Step by Step

We are given: $u=(3,-4)$ $v=(1,1)$ $w=(-1,0)$ Determine the magnitude of $\overrightarrow{u}-\overrightarrow{v}$: $|\overrightarrow{u}-\overrightarrow{v}|=|(3,-4)-(1,1)|=|(3-1,-4-1)|=|(2,-5)|=\sqrt{2^2+(-5)^2}=2\sqrt{29}$ Determine the magnitude of $\overrightarrow{w}-\overrightarrow{u}$: $|\overrightarrow{w}-\overrightarrow{u}|=|(-1,0)-(3,-4)|=|(-1-3,0-(-4)|=|(-4,4)|=\sqrt{(-4)^2+4^2}=\sqrt{32}$ As $\sqrt{32}>\sqrt{29}$, we have: $|\overrightarrow{w}-\overrightarrow{u}|>|\overrightarrow{u}-\overrightarrow{v}|$
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