Exercise 1.1.1

Determine whether the vectors emanating from the origin and terminating at the following pairs of points are parallel.

(a)
(3,1,2) and (6,4,2)
(b)
(3,1,7) and (9,3,21)
(c)
(5,6,7) and (5,6,7)
(d)
(2,0,5) and (5,0,2)

Answers

(a)
No. 3 61 4
(b)
Yes. 3(3,1,7) = (9,3,21)
(c)
No.
(d)
No.
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2011-06-27 00:00
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(c) yes. this would imply -5=5k, 6= -6k, and -7=7k SO k=-1 Since the k value are consistent, the vector are parallel

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2025-10-11 16:08
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