Determine whether the pair of vectors is orthogonal.
-$$\langle - 2,6 \rangle , \langle 6 , - 5 \rangle$$
A) Yes
B) No

Name: Determine whether the pair of vectors is orthogonal. -\[\langle - 2,6 \rangle , \langle 6 , - 5 \rangle\] A) Yes B) No
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The dot product of the vectors $\langle -2, 6 \rangle$ and $\langle 6, -5 \rangle$ is $(-2)(6) + (6)(-5) = -12 - 30 = -42$, which is not zero, so the vectors are not orthogonal.

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