Find the coordinate of the initial point of a vector $\mathbf { a } = \langle 4 , - 3 \rangle$ whose terminal point is $( 5 , - 2 )$ .
A) $( 1,1 )$
B) $( 3 , - 4 )$
C) $( 4 , - 3 )$
D) $( 5 , - 2 )$
E) $( - 1 , - 1 )$
F) $( - 3,4 )$
G) $( - 4,3 )$
H) $( - 5,2 )$

Question

Find the coordinate of the initial point of a vector $\mathbf { a } = \langle 4 , - 3 \rangle$ whose terminal point is $( 5 , - 2 )$ .
A) $( 1,1 )$ 
B) $( 3 , - 4 )$ 
C) $( 4 , - 3 )$ 
D) $( 5 , - 2 )$ 
E) $( - 1 , - 1 )$ 
F) $( - 3,4 )$ 
G) $( - 4,3 )$ 
H) $( - 5,2 )$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The initial point can be found by subtracting the vector components from the terminal point: $(5, -2) - \langle 4, -3 \rangle = (5-4, -2+3) = (1, 1)$.

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