SOLUTION: What is the component form and magnitude form of the vector {{{ w }}} that has the initial point (-8, -12) and terminal point (4, 1)?

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Question 1076216: What is the component form and magnitude form of the vector +w+ that has the initial point (-8, -12) and terminal point (4, 1)?
Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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The component form is this: (dx,dy), where dx = 4 - (-8) = 12  and  dy = 1 -(-12) = 13.


So, the component form is (dx,dy) = (12,13).


The magnitude is sqrt%28%28dx%29%5E2+%2B+%28dy%29%5E2%29 = sqrt%2812%5E2%2B13%5E2%29 = sqrt%28313%29.