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Welcome to our tutorial on vectors! Whether you are a student, engineer, or someone looking to understand the fundamental concepts of vectors, this guide is your go-to resource with links to vector calculators which each include a detailed supporting tutorial. You can also access our Math Tutorials and Math Calculators from the quick links below.
To apply the concepts covered in this tutorial, you can use our suite of associated calculators for vectors provided below. These calculators will enable you to perform vector operations and understand their properties in-depth.
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In mathematics and physics, a vector is an element that has both magnitude and direction. It is often represented as an ordered array of numbers, which can signify various quantities such as force, velocity, or displacement.
A vector whose characteristics remain the same regardless of its position in space.
A vector that specifies the position of a point in space relative to an arbitrary reference origin.
A vector of magnitude 1, often used to specify a direction.
The operation of adding two or more vectors together, combining their magnitude and direction.
The operation of multiplying a vector by a scalar (a single number), which scales its magnitude.
An operation that takes two vectors and returns a scalar. It measures how much two vectors are in the same direction.
An operation between two vectors in three-dimensional space, resulting in a vector that is perpendicular to both input vectors, with a magnitude equal to the area of the parallelogram they span.
Vectors are widely used in physics to represent quantities such as force, velocity, and momentum.
In engineering, vectors are used to analyze stresses and strains on structures.
Vectors are fundamental in computer graphics for representing shapes, modeling motion, and performing transformations.