Question

What is the component form of the vector from point A (-3, -7) to point B (-8, 1)?

Answer 1

Recall that the component form of a vector that goes from point (x,y) to point (v,w) is:

`.`

Therefore the component form of the vector that goes from point A to point B is:

`<-8-(-3),1-(-7)>.`

Simplifying the above result we get:

`\begin{gathered} <-8+3,1+7>, \\ <-5,8>. \end{gathered}`

Answer:

`<-5,8>.`