1. Let a= (<5,3>) and b= (<1,-1>). Show that there are scalars s and t so that sa + sb=(<-3,-5>) 2. A child walks due east on the deck of a ship at 3 miles per hour. The ship is moving north at a speed of 1 miles per hour. Find the speed and direction of the child relative to the surface of the water. 3. A horizontal clothesline is tied between 2 poles, 10 meters apart. When a mass of 2 kkilo grams is tied to the middle of the clothesline, it sags a distance of 4 meters. What is the magnitude of the tension on the ends of the clothsline?

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1. Let a= (<5,3>) and b= (<1,-1>). Show that there are scalars s and t so that sa + sb=(<-3,-5>)

2. A child walks due east on the deck of a ship at 3 miles per hour. The ship is moving north at a speed of 1 miles per hour. Find the speed and direction of the child relative to the surface of the water.

3. A horizontal clothesline is tied between 2 poles, 10 meters apart. When a mass of 2 kkilo grams is tied to the middle of the clothesline, it sags a distance of 4 meters. What is the magnitude of the tension on the ends of the clothsline? 

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