Find a vector equation with parameter t for the line through the points (-1, –7, –4) and (-6, 8, 2). Answer: r(t) = [-1-5t,-7+15t,-4+6t]

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comments:Your answer isn't a parametric line
(it looks like a formula that returns a list of numbers)

Find a vector equation with parameter t for the line through the points (-1, –7, -4) and (-6, 8, 2).
Answer: r(t) = [-1-5t,-7+15t,-4+6t]
Transcribed Image Text:Find a vector equation with parameter t for the line through the points (-1, –7, -4) and (-6, 8, 2). Answer: r(t) = [-1-5t,-7+15t,-4+6t]
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