Vectors are geometric objects.
A particular vector can be represented in a variety of ways.
Important to understand the difference between
Figure 1 shows points A, B, and C (in two dimensions).
Figure 1. Vectors in 2D space. |
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VI Info - Figure 1 shows three vectors. There are three points that form a triangle labeled A, B, and C. A is on the bottom left, C is on the bottom right, and B is above and between A and C, closer to C than to A.
Two vectors labeled u and w have their tails co-located at point A. The vector u, which is colored black has its head at point B. The vector w, which is colored blue, has its head at point C. A third vector labeled v, which is also colored black, has its tail at point B and its head at point C.
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