Suppose that a and b are nonzero vectors that are not parallel and c is any vector
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Suppose that a and b are nonzero vectors that are not parallel and c is any vector in the plane determined by a and b. Give a geometric argument to show that c can be written as c = sa + tb for suitable scalars s and t. Then give an argument using components.
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