document.write( "Question 1147491: Find two vector v1 and v2 whose sum is <4,1>, where v1 is parallel to <3,5> while v2 is to <3,5> \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "A vector parallel to <3,5> is of the form <3a,5a>.

\n" ); document.write( "A vector perpendicular to <3,5> is of the form <5b,-3b>. (The dot product has to be 0.)

\n" ); document.write( "We want <3a,5a> + <5b,-3b> to be equal to <4,1>.

\n" ); document.write( "\"3a%2B5b+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5a-3b+=+1\"

\n" ); document.write( "\"9a%2B15b+=+12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"25a-15b+=+5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"34a+=+17\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+1%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+1%2F2\"

\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: v1 = <3/2,5/2>; v2 = <5/2,-3/2> --> v1+v2 = <8/2,2/2> = <4,1>
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