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Title: urgent! sac tomorrow :( - colinearity
Post by: soopertaco on April 05, 2011, 08:02:11 pm
How do we prove three point are colinear, using three already defined position vectors

the question might ask show that a,b,c are colinear

i get as far as AB = nBC

then i find AB and BC but then im lost from there, how do i finish this off? or am i even doing it properly?
Title: Re: urgent! sac tomorrow :( - colinearity
Post by: jasoN- on April 05, 2011, 08:05:28 pm
AB = kBC that shows they're parallel
but u also need to show they share the same point
so in this case u just write both share point B or something
and thats colinear
Title: Re: urgent! sac tomorrow :( - colinearity
Post by: soopertaco on April 05, 2011, 09:25:37 pm
hey thanks for clarifying :)

just wondering, when finding average velocity over a time interval of say [0,10] (this is for vector calculus btw) is it
( v(10) - v (0) ) / (10)  ?
Title: Re: urgent! sac tomorrow :( - colinearity
Post by: jasoN- on April 05, 2011, 09:36:35 pm
average velocity =  displacement / time =