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Ch. 4 - Laws of Sines and Cosines; Vectors
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 4, Problema 47

In Exercises 45–50, determine whether v and w are parallel, orthogonal, or neither. v = 3i - 5j, w = 6i + 10j

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Identify the vectors \( \mathbf{v} = 3\mathbf{i} - 5\mathbf{j} \) and \( \mathbf{w} = 6\mathbf{i} + 10\mathbf{j} \). Write them in component form as \( \mathbf{v} = (3, -5) \) and \( \mathbf{w} = (6, 10) \).
To check if the vectors are parallel, see if one is a scalar multiple of the other. This means checking if there exists a scalar \( k \) such that \( (6, 10) = k(3, -5) \).
To check if the vectors are orthogonal (perpendicular), calculate their dot product. The dot product formula is \( \mathbf{v} \cdot \mathbf{w} = v_1 w_1 + v_2 w_2 \). Substitute the components to get \( 3 \times 6 + (-5) \times 10 \).
Evaluate the dot product expression to determine if it equals zero. If the dot product is zero, the vectors are orthogonal.
Based on the results from the scalar multiple check and the dot product, conclude whether \( \mathbf{v} \) and \( \mathbf{w} \) are parallel, orthogonal, or neither.

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