how do you find a vector component of u orthogonal to v if u is <-2,2> and v is <-3,-4>
G Guest Guest Jun 12, 2005 #1 how do you find a vector component of u orthogonal to v if u is <-2,2> and v is <-3,-4>
pka Elite Member Joined Jan 29, 2005 Messages 11,976 Jun 12, 2005 #2 The projection of u onto v is [(u•v)/(v•v)]v. So u orthogonal to v is u - [u•v)/(v[/I]•v)]v.
G Guest Guest Jun 12, 2005 #3 can you get rid of all of those i's - im not understanding with that glob there
pka Elite Member Joined Jan 29, 2005 Messages 11,976 Jun 12, 2005 #4 You may be having browser problems. Can you see the symbols clearly? Maybe, an upgrade is in order. The vector you want is <-2,2>-(-2/25)<-3,4>.
You may be having browser problems. Can you see the symbols clearly? Maybe, an upgrade is in order. The vector you want is <-2,2>-(-2/25)<-3,4>.
pka Elite Member Joined Jan 29, 2005 Messages 11,976 Jun 12, 2005 #8 Try Netscape, Explore or Foxfire. These read HTML code.
T Ted Administrator Staff member Joined Dec 21, 2002 Messages 367 Jun 12, 2005 #9 off topic... but fyi Avant is apparently an upgraded version of Internet Explorer.