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Its either reality based (vertical is up-down, horizontal is ground distance)
or it's purely arbitrary.
Adonis Herman
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∙ 11y agoTraditionally a vector has two components:
- A direction
- A magnitude
In addition, one might accept that a vector also contains a starting point, although this is technically not part of a vector.
A vector may be denoted or described as:
- An initial point
- A terminating point
Such as AB (with a vector line above it) where A is the initial point, and B is the terminating point. I generally do not prefer this denotation, but some do.
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∙ 8y agoThat applies to vectors in a plane. Usually the vector is separated into horizontal and vertical components. It's also possible to express such a vector as a length (or magnitude), and a direction.
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∙ 14y agoAll vectors have a magnitude and direction. For example, velocity is a vector, so you would say for example, "20m/s west".
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∙ 12y agoYes. on a typical graph, the x and y components are the horizontal and vertical parts of the vector.
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∙ 13y agoMagnitude and direction
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∙ 8y agoThe magnitude and direction.
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The components of a vector will be the same no matter what coordinate system is used to express that vector?
No. The components of a vector will change based on what coordinate system is used to express that vector.
Do the vector components double if the vector doubles with the same direction?
Yes.
How many components have a vector?
It is the other way round - it's the vector that has components.In general, a vector can have one or more components - though a vector with a single component is often called a "scalar" instead - but technically, a scalar is a special case of a vector.
Can a magnitude of vector greater than its components?
Unless the vector is one dimensional, or only valued along one base in a multidimensional space, in which case the magnitude is equal to it's components, a vector's magnitude has to be greater than its components.
How a vector can be express in term of its rectangular component?
A vector can be represented in terms of its rectangular components for example : V= Ix + Jy + Kz I, J and K are the rectangular vector direction components and x, y and z are the scalar measures along the components.
What are the components of a vector?
The components of a vector are magnitude and direction.
The components of a vector or what?
The components of a vector are magnitude and direction.
When will be the vector projection and vector components are same?
Ans :The Projections Of A Vector And Vector Components Can Be Equal If And Only If The Axes Are Perpendicular .
How do vector components compare in size to the vector from which they came?
That all depends on the angles between the vector and the components. The only things you can say for sure are: -- none of the components can be greater than the size of the vector -- the sum of the squares of the components is equal to the square of the size of the vector
Can a vector have a zero magnitude if all of its components are zero?
If all the components of a vector are zero, the magnitude of the vector will always be zero.
What are vector components?
prrpendicular projections of a vector called component of vector
What is resolution of vector?
decomposition of a vector into its components is called resolution of vector
The components of a vector will be the same no matter what coordinate system is used to express that vector?
No. The components of a vector will change based on what coordinate system is used to express that vector.
Is it possible for a vector to be zero if its one of the components is zero?
NO, a vector will not be zero if one of its components will be zero.
How many components can a vector have?
A vector can have as many components as you like, depending on how may dimensions it operates in.
How do you find vector components when given the vectors are parallel and the magnitude of each vector is equal to 1?
If they are parallel, you can add them algebraically to get a resultant vector. Then you can resolve the resultant vector to obtain the vector components.
If all the components of a vector are equal to 1 then that vector is a unit vector?
False.
