Introduction to vectors (HSC SSCE Mathematics Extension 1): Flashcards
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What is a vector in mathematics?
What is a vector in mathematics?
A mathematical object with magnitude and direction.
What is a scalar quantity?
What is a scalar quantity?
A quantity with only magnitude, no direction.
Give an example of a scalar quantity.
Give an example of a scalar quantity.
Mass, length, or speed are scalar examples.
What defines a vector quantity?
What defines a vector quantity?
A quantity with both magnitude and direction.
What is the vector representation of displacement?
What is the vector representation of displacement?
10 m north is a vector displacement example.
How do you calculate speed?
How do you calculate speed?
Speed = Total distance / Time.
What is the horizontal component of a vector?
What is the horizontal component of a vector?
It's the x-axis part of the vector.
What is vector equality?
What is vector equality?
Vectors are equal if they have same magnitude and direction.
How are vectors represented?
How are vectors represented?
As pairs of numbers or unit vectors.
Name a field that uses vectors.
Name a field that uses vectors.
Kinematics, dynamics, or electromagnetism.