Unit 6 Calc gr 12 Flashcards
scalar
quantity having size or magnitude ex. length or volume
vector
quantity having size or magnitude and direction ex. force velocity, acceleration
notation
vector is AB (arrow) and AB (arrow with abs bracket) is magitude
equality of vectors
two vectors are equal if they have same magnitude and direction
negative vector
opposite direction but same magnitude. they are parallel to each other
BA = -AB
opposite vectors
two vectors that are opposite in direction but same in magnitude. AB and BA are opposites
angle between vectors
is tails together
scalar multiples
direction: just multiply
magnitude: ABS then multiply
unit vector
has a magnitude of 1 and is the same direction as V but symbol V hat
can be expressed as v hat= 1/ABSv times V
ex. v= 20 km/hr N
v hat= 1/20 v
geometric vectors
illustrated without coordinate axes ex. AB
algebraic vectors
illustrated with coordinate axes ex. (1,0)
collinear
when two vectors are parallel or lie on the same straight line. vectors that are collinear are not parallel.
two vectors are collinear if it is possible to find a nonzero scalar that can give the other vector’s magnitude
draw out the special triangles w/ angle 30
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draw out special triangle w/ angle 45
BLACH
WRITE OUT cosine law
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