Vectors (AQA GCSE Maths): Flashcards
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What do vectors describe?
What do vectors describe?
Movement showing both distance and direction
Column vector: what do top & bottom numbers show?
Column vector: what do top & bottom numbers show?
Top: horizontal movement, Bottom: vertical movement
How to write vectors in handwritten work?
How to write vectors in handwritten work?
Underline letters (e.g., underline )
What is a scalar in vector context?
What is a scalar in vector context?
A number that multiplies a vector
Effect of multiplying vector by positive scalar?
Effect of multiplying vector by positive scalar?
Changes size, keeps direction
Effect of multiplying vector by negative scalar?
Effect of multiplying vector by negative scalar?
Changes size and reverses direction
When are vectors parallel?
When are vectors parallel?
When they are scalar multiples of each other
What does vector addition mean?
What does vector addition mean?
Go along vector , then along vector
What does vector subtraction mean?
What does vector subtraction mean?
Go along , then backwards along
What does collinear mean?
What does collinear mean?
Points lying on the same straight line
