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Understanding Scalars and Vectors

Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction, unlike scalar quantities which only have magnitude. A vector can be represented by a directed line segment with an arrow indicating direction and length representing magnitude. Vectors are commonly denoted with boldface letters and can be written as ordered pairs called column vectors to specify the magnitude and direction of translation from one point to another.

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Understanding Scalars and Vectors

Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction, unlike scalar quantities which only have magnitude. A vector can be represented by a directed line segment with an arrow indicating direction and length representing magnitude. Vectors are commonly denoted with boldface letters and can be written as ordered pairs called column vectors to specify the magnitude and direction of translation from one point to another.

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Let's Learn Vector!

Scalar quantities are quantities that have only magnitudes such as time, area and distance. Vector quantities are quantities that have both magnitudes and directions such velocity (speed and direction), force and acceleration. A vector can be represented by a directed line segment, whose direction is given by the arrow and the length shows the magnitude of the vector.

The vectors can be denoted by

or AB or

or

or a. .

A is called the initial point and B is called the terminal point of

The magnitude of a vector is the length of the corresponding segment. The magnitude of is denoted by .

A vector can be written as an ordered pair called a column vector. Consider the line PQ in the diagram. The line represents the translation of P to Q, which is 2 right and 3 up. This can be written as the ordered pair

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