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Let v=-3sqrt2i-4sqrt2j, find a unit vector that points in the opposite direction

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Idk I think be v~14 * 72
User G Quintana
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Answer:


\^v=-(3)/(5)i+(4)/(5)j

Explanation:

We have the following vector


v=3√(2)i-4√(2)j

First we calculate its magnitude

The magnitude of the vector v will be


|v|=\sqrt{(3√(2))^2 + (4√(2))^2}\\\\|v|=√(9*2+16*2)\\\\|v|=√(18+32)\\\\|v|=5√(2)

Now to create a unitary vector in the opposite direction to v, we divide the vector v between the negative of its magnitude

we call this new vector "
\^v"


\^v=(3√(2))/(-5√(2))i-(4√(2))/(-5√(2))j


\^v=-(3)/(5)i+(4)/(5)j

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