Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - Chapter Review - Chapter Test - Page 636: 19

Answer

$6i-10j$

Work Step by Step

We know that if $v=ai+bj$ and $w=di+ej$, then $v+w=(a+d)i+(b+e)j$ and that if $z$ is a constant, then $zv=(za)i+(zb)j$. Hence here: $v_1+2v_2-v_3=(4i+6j)+2(-3i-6j)-(-8i+4j)=4i+6j-6i-12j+8i-4j=6i-10j$
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