SOLUTION: Given a rectangle OACB with OA =3 along the x-axis and OB=4 along the y-axis, obtain the expressions for the vectors OA, AC, CB, BO, OC and BA in terms of the appropriate unit vect

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Question 1127818: Given a rectangle OACB with OA =3 along the x-axis and OB=4 along the y-axis, obtain the expressions for the vectors OA, AC, CB, BO, OC and BA in terms of the appropriate unit vectors.
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The coordinates of the points are O(0,0), A(3,0), C(3,4), and B(0,4).

Then

OA = <3,0> or 3i+0j
AC = <0,4> or 0i+4j
CB = <-3,0> or -3i+0j
BO = <0,-4> or 0i-4j
OC = <3,4> or 3i+4j
BA = <3,-4> or 3i-4j