Given that P = (5, 8) and Q = (6, 9), find the component form and magnitude of vector PQ.

Result

x =  1
y =  1
|PQ| =  1.41

Solution:

$x=6-5=1$
$y=9-8=1$
$|PQ|=\sqrt{ 1^{ 2 }+1^{ 2 } }=1.41$

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