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Problem.

Tow position vectors are expressed in Cartesian coordinates as = 1 + 2 2 and

= 4 + 2

3. Find the magnitude of the veoctor from point A to point B and the components of B in the
direction of A.

Solution.

The vector from point A to point B is

= (4 + 2 3) (1 + 2 2) = 3 1

| | = 10

The components of B in the direction of is (), from this equation = (),

() = = = .