SOLUTION: The vectors (3,6) and (-2,k) are parallel. Find the value of k?
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Question 455327: The vectors (3,6) and (-2,k) are parallel. Find the value of k?
Answer by ilana(307) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If these vectors are parallel, the slope of the line through (0,0) and (3,6) must be equal to the slope of the line through (0,0) and (-2,k).
The slope of the line through (0,0) and (3,6) is (6-0)/(3-0), or 2.
So the slope through (0,0) and (-2,k) must be 2.
(k-0)/(-2-0)=2
k/-2=2
k=-4
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