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Homework Statement
Find the vector equation for a line segment from (2,-1,4) to (4,6,1).
Homework Equations
Arithmetic :p
The Attempt at a Solution
What I did was that I simply solved for the distance between the two points and used it as my vector, I then said
<4-2t, 6-7t, 1+3t> when 0≤t≤1
The book didn't do anything like this at all. They threw in some weird formula that seems like it complicated everything for no reason at all. Is my way of doing it wrong?