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1 Vectors What are they? How do we measure them? How do we add them? How do we scalar multiply them?

2 What is a vector? Def. A vector is a magnitude and direction in space. Direction: Northeast; Magnitude: ? Direction: ? ; Magnitude: ? Direction: North ; Magnitude: 1 Inch tail head

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4 Adding vectors EX 1: Start at the desk.. 1.Go West for 2 feet. 2.Go North 5 feet. How far have you traveled? How far are you from where you started? EX2: EX3:

5 Adding vectors

6 Subtracting vectors Home School CSUN

7 Zero Vector & Scalar Multiplication Home School CSUN

8 Exercises

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10 200nts

11 Exercises: Homework

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13 Algebraic Approach

14 Addition: Algebraic Approach

15 Magnitude: Algebraic Approach

16 A little work with physics The tractor is dead. Turtle pulls the tractor. The “work” done depends on the direction and magnitude of the pull (force) as well as the distance traveled.

17 More Work: (measures something about how a force vector acts on an object moving in a fixed direction)

18 Dot Product

19 Properties of dot product:

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