Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 8 - 8.4 - Vectors and Dot Products - 8.4 Exercises - Page 595: 22

Answer

$8$ It is a scalar.

Work Step by Step

$(v⋅u)-(w⋅v)=⟨-4,2⟩⋅⟨3,3⟩-⟨3,-1⟩⋅⟨-4,2⟩=-4(3)+2(3)-[3(-4)+(-1)2]=-12+6-(-12-2)=-6-(-14)=-6+14=8$
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