Chapter 6.

3 NOTES Vocabulary: Directed Line Segment: a quantity with magnitude (length value) and direction; Notated where P is the initial point* and Q is the terminating point**.
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*Initial point: where the line segment initiates/starts **Terminal point: where the line segment terminates/ends Vector: a set of directed line segments. LOWER CASE LETTERS represent line segments -vectors are used to represent forces, velocity, tension ***Standard position: a vector whose initial point is counted as on an origin Ex.
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Notation: Double bars around the directed line notates length/magnitude: PQ = 3 LOWER CASE LETTERS, usually bolded, are used to name vectors: PQ v Component form gives the horizontal and vertical distances of a vector in standard position*** Examples : v = v1 , v 2 Example: v = 3,4 or u = u1 , u 2 3 is the horizontal component; 4 is the vertical component

Calculations: Let a vector of initial point P = (p1, p2) and terminal point Q = (q1, q2) To find component form: v = q1 p1 , q2 p2 = v1 , v 2
2 To find magnitude, used distance formula: v (q1 p1 ) 2 (q 2 p 2 ) 2 v12 v 2

Example #7

Vector operations: Let v = v1 , v 2 and u = u1 , u 2 be vectors and k a scalar (a number multiplier) Scalar multiplier: ku =k u1 , u 2 = k u1 , k u 2

Sum: u + v = u1 v1 , u 2 v2 Example: #19

Special vectors and special notation:

Unit vectors: Vectors of magnitude 1

i = 1,0 horizontal unit vector

j = 0,1 vertical unit vector

The unit vector notation to component form Examples: #25

Finding the component form given an angle and a magnitude: Use vector operations or maybe do sketches to help you determine the component form Examples: #47 #53

Homework: Pg. 436 #1-3; 7-8; 19-20; 23-25(no sketch); 37-39; 47-53(od); 59-61