document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=363895>Question 363895</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Evening Everyone, Staying in on a saturday night doing work as a good student but stuck on this question <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Explain the distinction between a position vector and more general free vector.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) State the position vectors in terms of i and j of the points with coordinates\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i) P(4,7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii) Q(-3,5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) R(0,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iv) S(-1,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and finally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "State the Cartesian coordinates of the point P if its position vector is (all i's and j's have ^)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i) 3i-7j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii)-4j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) -1/2i+13j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iv) ai+bj\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #259537 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=259537\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a) Explain the distinction between a position vector and more general free vector.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A position vector has it origin at the origin (0,0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A free vector may have its origin at any point other than (0,0)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) State the position vectors in terms of i and j of the points with coordinates <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i) P(4,7) = 4i+uj<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ii) Q(-3,5)= -3i+5j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) R(0,3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iv) S(-1,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and finally<BR>\n" );
document.write( "State the Cartesian coordinates of the point P if its position vector is (all i's and j's have ^)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i) 3i-7j = (3,-7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ii)-4j = (0,-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iii) -1/2i+13j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "iv) ai+bj = (a,b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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