SOLUTION: Please help. Thank you in advance Determine whether the vectors v and w are parallel 1.) v = <2,0>, w = <0,-4> 2.) v = 4i - j, w = 8i - 2j

Algebra ->  Complex Numbers Imaginary Numbers Solvers and Lesson -> SOLUTION: Please help. Thank you in advance Determine whether the vectors v and w are parallel 1.) v = <2,0>, w = <0,-4> 2.) v = 4i - j, w = 8i - 2j       Log On


   

Question 868065: Please help. Thank you in advance
Determine whether the vectors v and w are parallel
1.) v = <2,0>, w = <0,-4>
2.) v = 4i - j, w = 8i - 2j


Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.) No, they're perpendicular since v*w=0
2.) No, they're collinear, one vector is a multiple of the other, w=2v.