Vector Components
Common Core (Vector and Matrix Quantities)
Common Core for Mathematics
Examples, solutions, videos, and lessons to help High School students learn to find the components of a vector by subtracting the coordinates of an initial point from the coordinates of a terminal point.
Suggested Learning Targets
- I can find the component form of a vector on the coordinate plane.
- I can find the component form of a vector given its magnitude and direction.
- I can find the magnitude and direction of a vector given in component form.
Component Form of Vector (Coordinate Plane)
Component Form of a VectorIntroduction to the component form of a two dimensional vector.
Find the components of a vector by subtracting the coordinates of an initial point from the coordinates of a terminal point.
Find the Component Form of a Vector from the Graph of a Vector
This video explains how to find the component form of a vector given the graph of a vector on the coordinate plane.Component Form given Magnitude and Direction
Find the Component Form of a Vector Given Magnitude and Direction.Finding the Components of a Vector, Ex 1
In this video, we are given the magnitude and direction angle for the vector and want to express the vector in component form.Finding the Components of a Vector, Ex 2
In this video, we are given the magnitude and direction angle for the vector and want to express the vector in component form.Find Direction & Magnitude of Vector
Find the Direction and Magnitude of a Vector in Component FormThis video explains how to find the magnitude and direction of a vector given in component form.
Magnitude and Direction of a Vector, Example 1
Here we find the magnitude (length) of some vectors and find the angle associated with them.Magnitude and Direction of a Vector, Example 2
Here we find the magnitude (length) of some vectors and find the angle associated with them.Magnitude and Direction of a Vector, Example 3
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