VECTORSVECTORS Describing paths
VECTOR: line segment with… i. Direction(an angle) ii. Magnitude||v|| = length of vector (distance)
EX: AB Point A is the origin or initial point Point B is the endpoint or terminal point A B
A B Basic terminology and notation: v Let v = A B ZERO VECTOR: ||v|| = 0
EQUAL VECTORS: Same magnitude & direction
Also Equal
NOT EQUAL
VECTOR SUM: XY + YZ = XZ X Y Z
Opposite vectors: v - w v w -w
Notationv = 3 right, 4 up from initial point
w = V =
EX 1: Graph 2v -3w
a b || V || = ? || v || = Magnitude or length
APPLICATION PROBLEMS Write a vectors representing the situation and draw the resulting trip. A small motorboat in still water maintains a speed of 10 mph. When the boat heads directly across a river it is perpendicular to the 4mph current. At what speed will the boat actually be travelling?
The Resultant Velocity is the sum of the two Velocities current boat
VECTOR ANGLE EXAMPLE: Sketch a vector 60 degrees North of East
THE DOT (scalar) PRODUCT v · w = a 1 a 2 + b 1 b 2 v = w =
EXAMPLES: FIND: v · w w · v v · v w · w v = w =