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Given vectors OA = a and OB = b, with X on OA such that OX = 5/4 OA, Y on OB such that OY = 2 OB, and C such that AC = 6 AB, and O, B, C are collinear, find OC.
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Let O be the origin. We are given the position vectors and .
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From the diagram, points O, B, C are collinear. This means is a scalar multiple of . Let $\vec{OC} = k\vec
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