Finding 4 Vectors in the Same Plane & Direction

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To find three additional vectors in the same plane, with the same magnitude and direction as a given vector defined by its initial and terminal points in a positive x, y, z space, one can simply adjust the coordinates of the initial and terminal points. The discussion emphasizes that a single vector does not define a plane; rather, any vector with the same length and direction can be created by modifying the coordinates of the original vector's endpoints. By shifting the vector's coordinates in any direction, new vectors can be generated while maintaining the same slope. The conversation also clarifies that the original question does not provide a separate plane definition, focusing solely on the vector itself. Overall, the key takeaway is that new vectors can be derived by altering the original vector's endpoints.
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If i given a terminal and initial points of a vector in x,y,z positive plane . how to find three other vectors in the same plane having the same magnitude and the same direction and the same slope ?
 
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Imagine what that vector looks like in 3-space. What would the coordinates of the vector's initial and terminal points be if you shifted it over 1 in the x-direction? The y-direction? What would the magnitude and direction of such a vector be?
 
thank you sethric for reply, but can not i calculate those vectors without drawing ?
 
Are you given the plane separately from the vector?
 
the question gives just the initial and terminals points of the vector , nothing else. and thank you for reply.
 
karawan said:
If i given a terminal and initial points of a vector in x,y,z positive plane . how to find three other vectors in the same plane having the same magnitude and the same direction and the same slope ?


I don't know what you mean by the "xyz positive plane". A vector doesn't determine a plane.

If what you want is just another vector having the same length and direction as the one from P to Q, just pick any (p,q,r) and add its coordinates to P's and Q's coordinates to get P' and Q'. Then the vector P'Q' will work.
 
thank you very much LCKurtz.
 

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