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Maths Age 14-16: S7 Vectors

This document discusses representing and working with vectors. It explains that vectors can be represented using arrows on a line segment, with the length representing magnitude and direction represented by the arrow. It also discusses representing vectors using column vectors, negatives of vectors, adding vectors by adding corresponding components, and finding the magnitude of a vector.

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Maths Age 14-16: S7 Vectors

This document discusses representing and working with vectors. It explains that vectors can be represented using arrows on a line segment, with the length representing magnitude and direction represented by the arrow. It also discusses representing vectors using column vectors, negatives of vectors, adding vectors by adding corresponding components, and finding the magnitude of a vector.

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Maths Age 14-16

S7 Vectors

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Representing vectors

A vector can be represented using a line segment with an


arrow on it.
For example,
B

The magnitude of the vector is given by the length of the line.


The direction of the vector is given by the arrow on the line.

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Representing vectors

A 6
To go from the point A to the point B we must move 6 units to
the right and 3 units up.
We can represent this movement using a column vector.
This is the horizontal component. It tells
6 us the number of units in the x-direction.
AB =
3 This is the vertical component. It tells us
the number of units in the y-direction.
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Representing vectors

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The negative of a vector

If this is the vector a, this is the vector –a.

B B
a –a

A A

The negative of a vector is the same length and has the


same slope, but goes in the opposite direction.
In general,
x –x
if a = then –a =
y –y

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The negative of a vector

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Adding vectors

When two or more vectors are added together the result is


called the resultant vector.

We can add two column vectors by adding the horizontal


components together and adding the vertical components
together.

a c
In general, if a = and b =
b d

a+c
a+b =
b+d

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Adding and subtracting vectors

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Finding the magnitude of a vector

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