Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.2 Vectors - 12.2 Exercises - Page 845: 23

Answer

$\overrightarrow{v}=<\frac{3}{\sqrt {10}},\frac{-1}{\sqrt {10}}>$

Work Step by Step

To find the unit vector $\overrightarrow{v}$ we simply divide the original vector $\overrightarrow{a}$ by its own magnitude, $|\overrightarrow{a}|$. $\overrightarrow{a}=<6,-2>$ $|\overrightarrow{a}|= \sqrt{6^2+(-2)^2}=2\sqrt {10}$ $\overrightarrow{v}=(\frac{1}{2\sqrt {10}})<6,-2>$ $$\overrightarrow{v}=<\frac{3}{\sqrt {10}},\frac{-1}{\sqrt {10}}>$$
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