(a) Given that \(\overrightarrow{AB} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ 5 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(\overrightarrow{BC} = \begin{pmatrix} -3 \\ 5 \end{pmatrix}\); find the ...

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(a) \(\overrightarrow{AB}=\binom{4}{5},\ \overrightarrow{BC}=\binom{-3}{5}\).

First, \(\overrightarrow{AC}=\overrightarrow{AB}+\overrightarrow{BC}=\binom{1}{10}\).

(i) Angle between \(\overrightarrow{AB}\) and \(\overrightarrow{AC}\):

\[\cos\theta=\frac{\overrightarrow{AB}\cdot\overrightarrow{AC}}{|\overrightarrow{AB}|\,|\overrightarrow{AC}|}=\frac{(4)(1)+(5)(10)}{\sqrt{41}\,\sqrt{101}}=\frac{54}{64.35}=0.8392\]\[\theta=\cos^{-1}(0.8392)\approx 33.0^{\circ}\]

(ii) Unit vector along \(\overrightarrow{AB}-\overrightarrow{BC}\):

\[\overrightarrow{AB}-\overrightarrow{BC}=\binom{4-(-3)}{5-5}=\binom{7}{0},\quad|\cdot|=7\]\[\text{unit vector}=\frac{1}{7}\binom{7}{0}=\binom{1}{0}=i\]

(b) \(\overrightarrow{PQ}=2i+8j,\ \overrightarrow{PR}=11i-12j\); M divides QR in the ratio \(3:7\).

Using the section formula from P (with \(QM:MR=3:7\)):

\[\overrightarrow{PM}=\frac{7\,\overrightarrow{PQ}+3\,\overrightarrow{PR}}{10}=\frac{7(2i+8j)+3(11i-12j)}{10}\]\[=\frac{(14i+56j)+(33i-36j)}{10}=\frac{47i+20j}{10}=4.7i+2j\]