Question

A person in a tow truck traveled 7 miles south and then 6 miles east. The person realized she was lost,

so she traveled 18 miles north and 12 miles west. Give the component form for the vector that
represents the overall path of the tow truck.

Answer 1

In my understanding, the component form of a vector is the ordered pair that describes the changes in the x- and y-values.

Therefore to get it
you must add all the
x
(0 + (-6) + (-6) + 6)
= -6

Then add all y
(7 + 7 + (-11) + (-11)
= -8

Answer = (-6,-8)