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Understanding Position and Displacement Vectors

The document discusses position and displacement vectors, explaining that a position vector starts at the origin and provides a formula for calculating the length of a vector. It includes exercises for determining the length and acute angle of vectors based on given points. Steps for solving the exercises involve sketching points on a Cartesian plane and applying trigonometric functions.

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Understanding Position and Displacement Vectors

The document discusses position and displacement vectors, explaining that a position vector starts at the origin and provides a formula for calculating the length of a vector. It includes exercises for determining the length and acute angle of vectors based on given points. Steps for solving the exercises involve sketching points on a Cartesian plane and applying trigonometric functions.

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Mathematics 25th November,2024


Position Vector
A position vector starts at the origin.
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𝐿𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑂𝑃, 𝑂𝑃 = 𝒙2 + 𝒚2
Displacement Vector
A displacement vector can be determined by two
position vectors
Exercise
1. 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃 5,4 , 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒
𝑎 𝑂𝑃
𝑏 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑂𝑃 and the x-axis.

2. 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃 6,8 , 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒


𝑎 𝑂𝑃
𝑏 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑂𝑃 and the x-axis.

STEPS
• Sketch the point on a cartesian plane
• Complete a triangle and insert the 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 values
• Use 𝑂𝑃 = 𝒙2 + 𝒚2 to find the length
𝑦
• Use 𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒.
𝑥
Example
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑃 6,3 , 𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑒
𝑎 𝑂𝑃
𝑏 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑂𝑃 and the x-axis.

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