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UNIT VECTOR

Addition/subtraction by unit vector


Vector Multiplication
Unit Vectors
A Unit Vector is a vector having length 1 and no units
It is used to specify a direction.
Unit vector u points in the direction of U
Often denoted with a symbol "hat: u =

Useful examples are the cartesian unit


vectors [ , , ]
y
Point in the direction of the
x, y and z axes.
j
R = Rx + Ry + Rz
i x
k
z
It is the sum of the product of the respective components
=
=
Applying Distributive Property

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