1. Section 3.1 – Vectors in Component Form
Unit 3 – Vectors
Section 3.1 – Vectors in Component Form
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Vector – directed distance

2. Move vectors to the origin so that computations can be done.
initial point
terminalpoint

3. Magnitude of a vector – the length of the vector
Find the magnitude of
Find the magnitude of

4. Given
, find:

5. Unit Vector – Vector whose magnitude is 1.
Find the unit vector having the same direction as v.
Find the unit vector having the same direction as v.

6. Write the vector v in the form ai + bj given its magnitude
and the angle it makes with the positive x-axis. 8

7. Write the vector v in the form ai + bj given its magnitude
and the angle it makes with the positive x-axis. 3