Vectors

Geometric Vector

A quantity that has magnitude (length) and direction.
In mathematics, the term vector generally refers to a geometric vector. In a Cartesian plane, a geometric vector is represented by an arrow or a directed line segment. In this case, [latex]\overrightarrow {u}[/latex] is represented by an arrow from point [latex]\overrightarrow {v}[/latex] is a vector with a length of [latex]2\sqrt {5}[/latex]. A geometric vector [latex]\overrightarrow {AB}[/latex] is represented by an arrow from point A towards point B. Every pair of points equivalent to (A, B) can be used to define an arrow of the same vector. Therefore, a vector is considered to be an infinite set of pairs of points equivalent to a given pair of points.

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