3.23: Scaled direction vector and linear combination

0606/11/O/N/21 — Question 3 · 6 marks

(a)
Find the vector which has magnitude 3939 and is in the same direction as (512)\begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ -12 \end{pmatrix}.
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(b)
Given a=(12)\mathbf{a} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix} and b=(54)\mathbf{b} = \begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ -4 \end{pmatrix}, find constants mm and nn such that 5a+m(45)=nb5\mathbf{a} + m\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 5 \end{pmatrix} = n\mathbf{b}.
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