How do you find a unit vector from the point P=(1,1) and toward the point Q=(4,5)?

1 Answer
Nov 4, 2016

The unit vector is =〈3/5,4/5〉

Explanation:

The vector vec(PQ)=〈(4-1),(5-1)〉=〈3,4〉
The modulus of vector ∥vec(PQ)∥=sqrt(a^2+b^2)=sqrt(9+16)=5

The unit vector is given by hat(PQ)=vec(PQ)/(∥vec(PQ)∥)=1/5〈3,4〉