If A= <3, -5 >A=<3,5> and B= <9, 4 >B=<9,4>, what is ||A+B|| -||A|| -||B||||A+B||||A||||B||?

1 Answer
Mar 6, 2016

||A+B|| - ||A|| - ||B|| = sqrt145 - sqrt34 - sqrt97||A+B||||A||||B||=1453497

Explanation:

||A|| = sqrt{3^2 + (-5)^2}||A||=32+(5)2

= sqrt34=34

||B|| = sqrt{9^2 + 4^2}||B||=92+42

= sqrt97=97

A + B = <12,-1>A+B=<12,1>

||A + B|| = sqrt{12^2 + 1^2}||A+B||=122+12

= sqrt145=145

||A+B|| - ||A|| - ||B|| = sqrt145 - sqrt34 - sqrt97||A+B||||A||||B||=1453497