SOLUTION: Find K so that the vectors [4,-3] and [k,-6] (a) point in the same direction (b) are perpendicular

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Question 147049: Find K so that the vectors [4,-3] and [k,-6] (a) point in the same direction
(b) are perpendicular
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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a)Point in the same direction means the vectors are scaled versions of each other.
In other words, the x components are in the same proportion as the y components.
4%2Fk=%28-3%29%2F%28-6%29
k=8
b)Perpendicular vectors have a dot product equal to zero.
A:[4,-3]
B:[k,-6]
A%2AB=4%2Ak%2B%28-3%29%28-6%29=0
4%2Ak%2B18=0
4%2Ak=-18
k=-18%2F4
k=-9%2F2

Graphical check of the answer.