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Vectors

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Working with Vectors
Examples
Unit Vectors
Examples
Exercises
Solving problems with vectors written using i
and j notation

When vectors are written in terms of the unit vectors i and j you can add them
together by adding the terms in i and j separately. You can subtract vectors in a
similar way.
Examples
Exercises
The velocity of a particle as a vector

● The velocity of a particle is a vector in the direction of motion. Its magnitude


is the speed of the particle. The velocity is usually denoted by v.

If a particle is moving with constant velocity v m s⁻¹, then after time t seconds it will
have moved vt m. The displacement is parallel to the velocity. The magnitude of the
displacement is the distance from the starting point.
Examples
Exercises
Solving problems involving velocity and time
using vectors

■ If a particle starts from the point with position vector r0 and moves with
constant velocity v, then its displacement from its initial position at time t is vt
and its position vector r is given by:

r = r0 + vt
Examples
■ The acceleration of a particle tells you how the velocity changes with time. Acceleration is a vector, usually denoted by a. If a
particle with initial velocity u moves with constant acceleration a then its velocity, v at time t is given by:
v = u + at

■ A force applied to a particle has both magnitude and direction, so force is


also a vector.
The force causes the particle to accelerate:
F = ma, where m is the mass of the particle.
Exercises
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