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Consider u = ⟨5, –2⟩ and v = ⟨10, –4⟩. What is the relationship between u and v?

A
The vectors point in the same direction.
B
The vectors form an acute angle.
C
The vectors form an obtuse angle.
D
The vectors point in opposite directions.
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Given u = ⟨1, 3⟩, v = ⟨2, 1⟩, and cos(ϴ) = , where ϴ is the angle between the vectors, what is the scalar projection uv and the dot product u · v?

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A
uv = 1.41 and u · v = 4.47
B
uv = 2.24 and u · v = 5.00
C
uv = 2.24 and u · v = 7.07
D
uv = 7.07 and u · v = 15.81
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Given vector u = ⟨1, ⟩ and v = ⟨1, –1⟩, how are the vectors related?

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A
The vectors form an acute angle of approximately 75°.
B
The vectors form an acute angle of approximately 81°.
C
The vectors form an obtuse angle of approximately 99°.
D
The vectors form an obtuse angle of approximately 105°.
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What is the relationship between vectors u = ⟨1, 0⟩ and v = ⟨0, –3⟩?

A
The vectors form an acute angle of approximately 48°.
B
The vectors form an acute angle of approximately 71°.
C
The vectors are orthogonal because the angle between them is 90°.
D
The vectors form an obtuse angle of approximately 132°.
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Consider vectors u = ⟨2, 1⟩ and v = ⟨4, –1⟩ with the angle between them equal to 40°. What are the scalar projections uv and vu?

A
uv = 1.33 and vu = 1.33
B
uv = 1.33 and vu = 3.16
C
uv = 1.71 and vu = 1.33
D
uv = 1.71 and vu = 3.16

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