A) v • w = (-3)(6) + (-4)(8) = -18 - 32 = -50
B) The angle between vectors v and w can be found using the formula: cos(theta) = (v • w) / (||v|| ||w||), where ||v|| and ||w|| are the magnitudes of vectors v and w respectively.
First, we need to find ||v|| and ||w||:
||v|| = sqrt((-3)^2 + (-4)^2) = 5
||w|| = sqrt((6)^2 + (8)^2) = 10
Now, we can substitute in the values to get:
cos(theta) = (-50) / (5 * 10) = -1
theta = arccos(-1) = pi radians or 180 degrees.
Therefore, the angle between vectors v and w is 180 degrees.
C) Two vectors are parallel if their directions are the same, which can be determined by comparing their unit vectors.
The unit vector of v is:
v_hat = v / ||v|| = (-3/5)i + (-4/5)j
The unit vector of w is:
w_hat = w / ||w|| = (6/10)i + (8/10)j = (3/5)i + (4/5)j
We can see that the unit vectors are in opposite directions, which means that the vectors are anti-parallel or opposite. Therefore, the vectors v and w are neither parallel nor orthogonal.