SOLUTION: What is the component form and magnitude form of the vector {{{ w }}} that has the initial point (-8, -12) and terminal point (4, 1)?

Question 1076216: What is the component form and magnitude form of the vector that has the initial point (-8, -12) and terminal point (4, 1)?
Answer by ikleyn(52799) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The component form is this: (dx,dy), where dx = 4 - (-8) = 12  and  dy = 1 -(-12) = 13.


So, the component form is (dx,dy) = (12,13).


The magnitude is  =  = .

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