If A= <-2, 2 > and B= <3, 4>, what is ||A+B|| -||A|| -||B||?

1 Answer
Jul 1, 2018

=> color(magenta)(sqrt(37)-sqrt(8)-5 ~-1.7457

Explanation:

A=((-2),(2))

B=((3),(4))

A+B=((-2),(2)) +((3),(4))=((1),(6))

||A+B||=sqrt((-1)^2+(6)^2)=sqrt(37)

||A||=sqrt((-2)^2+(2)^2)=sqrt(8)

||B||=sqrt((3)^2+(4)^2)=sqrt(5)

:.||A+B|| - ||A|| - ||B|| = color(magenta)(sqrt(37)-sqrt(8)-5 ~-1.7457