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Given the vector 
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(-2,-6) and a terminal point at 
(-1,-4), find the exact value of 
||v||.
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Given the vector v \mathbf{v} has an initial point at (2,6) (-2,-6) and a terminal point at (1,4) (-1,-4) , find the exact value of v \|\mathbf{v}\| .\newlineAnswer:

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Q. Given the vector v \mathbf{v} has an initial point at (2,6) (-2,-6) and a terminal point at (1,4) (-1,-4) , find the exact value of v \|\mathbf{v}\| .\newlineAnswer:
  1. Calculate Differences: To find the magnitude of vector vv, we need to calculate the difference in the xx-coordinates and the difference in the yy-coordinates between the terminal point and the initial point. The magnitude of vector vv, denoted as v||v||, is the square root of the sum of the squares of these differences.\newlineLet's calculate the differences:\newlineΔx=xterminalxinitial=(1)(2)=1+2=1\Delta x = x_{\text{terminal}} - x_{\text{initial}} = (-1) - (-2) = -1 + 2 = 1\newlineΔy=yterminalyinitial=(4)(6)=4+6=2\Delta y = y_{\text{terminal}} - y_{\text{initial}} = (-4) - (-6) = -4 + 6 = 2
  2. Use Pythagorean Theorem: Now, we use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of vector vv:
    v=(Δx2+Δy2)||v|| = \sqrt{(\Delta x^2 + \Delta y^2)}
    Substitute Δx\Delta x and Δy\Delta y with the values we found:
    v=(12+22)||v|| = \sqrt{(1^2 + 2^2)}
    v=(1+4)||v|| = \sqrt{(1 + 4)}
    v=5||v|| = \sqrt{5}

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