Post Utme Mountain Top University 2021 Mathematics Question 21

Practice objective / multiple choice question 21 from the 2021 Post Utme Mountain Top University Mathematics examination.

Post Utme Mountain Top University 2021 Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 21 POST_UTME_MOUNTAIN_TOP_UNIVERSITY • 2021 • MATHEMATICS • objective

Let \(\mathbf{a} = egin{pmatrix} 2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(\mathbf{b} = egin{pmatrix} 4 \ 5 end{pmatrix}\). Find the projection of ( mathbf{b} ) onto ( mathbf{a} ) using the formula \(\\(end{pmatrix}). Find the projection of ( mathbf{b} ) onto ( mathbf{a} ) using the formula \mathrm{proj}_{\mathbf{a}} \mathbf{b} = \frac{\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}}{| \mathbf{a} |^2} \mathbf{a}\).

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. \(egin{pmatrix} 0.8 \ 1.2 \end{pmatrix}\)
B. \(egin{pmatrix} 1.6 \ 2.4 \end{pmatrix}\)
C. \(egin{pmatrix} 2.4 \ 3.6 \end{pmatrix}\)
D. \(egin{pmatrix} 3.2 \ 4.8 \end{pmatrix}\)
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
\(egin{pmatrix} 0.8 \ 1.2 \end{pmatrix}\)

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This is Post Utme Mountain Top University 2021 Mathematics Question 21. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 Post Utme Mountain Top University Mathematics examination.

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