Vector Magnitude
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In this lesson, we will learn how to find the magnitude of 2-dimensional vectors and 3-dimensional vectors.
The length of a vector is called the magnitude or modulus of the vector.
Adding vectors geometrically, scalar multiplication, how to find the magnitude and direction angle of a vector.
A vector with initial point at the origin and terminal point at (a, b) is written <a, b>.
Geometrically, a vector is a directed line segment, while algebraically it is an ordered pair.
Example:
Find the magnitude and the direction angle for u = <-3, 4> Vectors : magnitude of a vector in 2D.
Example:
Find the magnitude of the following vectors:
a = 4i - 3j
b = -2i + 5j
The following video gives the formula, and some examples of finding the magnitude, or length, of a 3-dimensional vector.
Examples:
Find the magnitude:
a = <3, 1, -2>
b = 5i -j + 2k Vectors : Magnitude of a vector 3D.
Examples:
1. Find the magnitude of a = 4i + 3j + 2k
2. If A(3, -5, 6) and B(4, 1, 3) find the length AB.
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In this lesson, we will learn how to find the magnitude of 2-dimensional vectors and 3-dimensional vectors.
The length of a vector is called the magnitude or modulus of the vector.
Example:
Express each of the following vectors as a column vector and find its magnitude. 
Vectors in 2D
VectorsAdding vectors geometrically, scalar multiplication, how to find the magnitude and direction angle of a vector.
A vector with initial point at the origin and terminal point at (a, b) is written <a, b>.
Geometrically, a vector is a directed line segment, while algebraically it is an ordered pair.
Example:
Find the magnitude and the direction angle for u = <-3, 4> Vectors : magnitude of a vector in 2D.
Example:
Find the magnitude of the following vectors:
a = 4i - 3j
b = -2i + 5j
Vectors in 3D
The following diagram shows how to find the magnitude of a 3D Vector.
The following video gives the formula, and some examples of finding the magnitude, or length, of a 3-dimensional vector.
Examples:
Find the magnitude:
a = <3, 1, -2>
b = 5i -j + 2k Vectors : Magnitude of a vector 3D.
Examples:
1. Find the magnitude of a = 4i + 3j + 2k
2. If A(3, -5, 6) and B(4, 1, 3) find the length AB.
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