document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980902>Question 980902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this vectors question. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P.S. I tried entering a,-b in < > but the site wouldn't show that, so I am entering a,-b in ( ) . \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If v_1= (a, -b) and v_2= <-2a, 2b>, are v_1 and v_2 parallel? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If v_1= (a, -b) and v_2= <-2a, 2b>, are v_1 and v_2 parallel? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These vectors are not parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are anti-parallel.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Parallel vector are those whose corresponding segments are parallel and have the same direction. \r<BR>\n" );
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