What is the unit vector in the direction of ?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

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  1. Step 1: Calculate the magnitude: .
  2. Step 2: Divide each component by the magnitude:
Answer
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Why not the others: '' divides by 8 instead of 10; '' points in the opposite direction; '' swaps the and components.

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