Vectors

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shermaine

New Member

• Apr 3, 2004

• #1

What's the meaning of unit vector and direction vector? Pls advise.

 

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crust

Member

• Apr 3, 2004

• #2

Unit vector generally refers to a vector of unit length (i.e. its length is "1"). A direction vector usually points from a source point to a destination point.

 

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Russlk

New Member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #3

The unit vector has only an angle associated with it, the direction vector could also have a length value.

 

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ljcox

Well-Known Member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #4

A unit vector has a magnitude of one. To derive the unit vector from a direction vector (or any other type of vector) you divide the vector by its modulus.

if V = ai + bj + ck, then the modulus is V' = SQRT(a*a + b*b + c*c)

So the Unit vector is U = V/V'


Len

 

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shermaine

New Member

• Apr 5, 2004

• #5

Hello,

Is there any great website that i can read on? Me really confused :cry:
What's vector,scalar, normal to a plane?
:cry: :cry:

 

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crust

Member

• Apr 5, 2004

• #6

A physics book or geometry book or basic engineering book would have this type of information.

Or **broken link removed**.

 

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ljcox

Well-Known Member

• Apr 5, 2004

• #7

shermaine said:

Hello,

Is there any great website that i can read on? Me really confused :cry:
What's vector,scalar, normal to a plane?
:cry: :cry:

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A vector is a line that has magnitude and direction.

A scalar is a line that has magnitude only.

Normal to a plane means a line that passes through a plane at a right angle (90 degrees) to the plane. The leg of a table is normal to the plane of the table.

I suggest you find a mathemetics or physis book.

Len