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[25 POINTS] hi um please send help within like, 20 mins bc I'm gonna cry hahahaha

determine a value of c such that cu = 75 where u = 7i + 24j

context: precalc, vector unit

[25 POINTS] hi um please send help within like, 20 mins bc I'm gonna cry hahahaha-example-1
User Domoindal
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I will cry with you
User Nicholas Mancuso
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Answer:

c = 3

c = -3

(There are two because absolute value :P)

Explanation:

u = 7i + 24j

u = (7, 24)

||c * u|| = 75

75 = || c
\sqrt{7^(2)+24^(2) } ||

75 = || c
√(625) ||

75 = || c * 25 ||

3 or -3 = c

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