Finding the Components of a Vector

 

Video lessons to help PreCalculus students learn about component vectors and how to find the components of a vector.

Vector Components Part 1

Vector Components Part 2

Vector Components Part 3

Below are further examples of finding the components of a vector.

Finding the Components of a Vector, Example 1

In this video, we are given the magnitude and direction angle for the vector and we are required to express the vector in component form.

Finding the Components of a Vector, Example 2

In this video, given the magnitude and direction angle for the vector, we can express the vector in component form.

How to break a vector down to components

Two examples of how to use trig to separate a vector into x and y components.

Vector Components Big Idea

The big idea concerning Vector Components. This is why it works and why we do it.