SOLUTION: If v(1) = < a,-b> and v(2)= < -2a,b >, does v(1)+v(2) = 0?

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Question 980952: If v(1) = < a,-b> and v(2)= < -2a,b >, does v(1)+v(2) = 0?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
v(1)+v(2) = + <-2a,b> = = <-a,0>

as long as 'a' is nonzero, <-a,0> is not going to be equal to the zero vector

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