An alternative to plotting points as inExample 8is to use a formula.If A is (a 1 ,a 2 ) and B is (b 1 ,b 2 ) then¡!
AB=μ
b 1 ¡a 1
b 2 ¡a 2¶
x-step
y-stepExample 9 Self Tutor
If A is at(2,¡3)and B at(4,2)find: a¡!
AB b¡!
BA
a¡!
AB=
μ
4 ¡ 2
2 ¡¡ 3¶
=μ
2
5¶
b¡!
BA=
μ
2 ¡ 4
¡ 3 ¡ 2¶
=μ
¡ 2
¡ 5¶FromExamples 8and 9 you may have noticed that¡!
BA=¡
¡!
AB.
VECTOR EQUALITY
Vectors are equal if and only if theirx-components are equalandtheiry-components are equal.
μ
p
q¶
=μ
r
s¶
if and only if p=r and q=s.EXERCISE 24E.1
1 Draw arrow diagrams to represent the vectors:aμ
4
2¶
bμ
0
3¶
cμ
¡ 2
5¶
dμ
3
4¶2 Write the illustrated vectors in component form:
abcde f3 Write in component form:
a¡!
BA b¡!
CA c¡!
CD
d¡!
DA e¡!
BD f¡!
DC
g¡!
AB h¡!
AC i¡!
DB
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