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10. Parallelogram is determined by the vectors and<br />

OB ! OBCA<br />

OA ! 16, 32<br />

111, 62.<br />

a. Determine OC !<br />

, , and .<br />

b. Verify that @ OA ! BA !<br />

@ @ BC ! BC !<br />

@ .<br />

11. ^ABC has vertices at A12, 32, B16, 62, and C14, 112.<br />

a. Sketch and label each of the points on a graph.<br />

b. Calculate each of the lengths @ AB ! @ , @ AC ! @ , and @ CB ! @ .<br />

c. Verify that triangle ABC is a right triangle.<br />

12. A parallelogram has three of its vertices at A11, 22, B17, 22, and C12, 82.<br />

a. Draw a grid and locate each of these points.<br />

b. On your grid, draw the three locations for a fourth point that would make<br />

a parallelogram with points A, B, and C.<br />

c. Determine all possible coordinates for the point described in part b.<br />

13. Determine the value of x and y in each of the following:<br />

a. 31x, 12 512, 3y2 111, 332<br />

b. 21x, x y2 316, y2 16, 42<br />

C<br />

T<br />

14. Rectangle ABCD has vertices at A12, 32, B16, 92, C1x, y2, and D18, 112.<br />

a. Draw a sketch of the points A, B, and D, and locate point C on your graph.<br />

b. Explain how you can determine the coordinates of point C.<br />

15. A15, 02 and B10, 22 are points on the x- and y-axes, respectively.<br />

a. Find the coordinates of point P1a, 02 on the x-axis such that .<br />

b. Find the coordinates of a point on the y-axis such that @ QB ! @ PA ! @ <br />

@ @ QA ! @ PB ! @<br />

@ .<br />

PART C<br />

16. Find the components of the unit vector in the direction opposite to , where<br />

OP ! and OQ ! PQ !<br />

111, 192 12, 212.<br />

17. Parallelogram OPQR is such that OP ! 17, 242 and .<br />

a. Determine the angle between the vectors OR ! OR !<br />

and OP ! 18, 12<br />

.<br />

b. Determine the acute angle between the diagonals OQ !<br />

and RP !<br />

.<br />

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6.6 OPERATIONS WITH ALGEBRAIC VECTORS IN R 2<br />

NEL

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