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Unit: Vectors

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Vector basics

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Vectors introGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Components of vectors from endpointsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Magnitude of vectors

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Magnitude of vectorsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Quiz 1

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Scalar multiplication

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Scalar multiplicationGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Analyze scalar multiplicationGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Vector addition and subtraction

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Add vectorsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Subtract vectorsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Combined vector operations

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Combined vector operationsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

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Unit vectors

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Unit vectorsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Magnitude and direction form of vectors

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Direction of vectorsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Component form of vectors

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Vector components from magnitude & directionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Adding vectors in magnitude and direction form

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Add vectors: magnitude & direction to componentGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Add vectors: magnitude & directionGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

Applications of vectors

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Vector word problemsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!

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About this unit

Learn what vectors are and how they can be used to model real-world situations. Perform various operations with vectors like adding, subtracting, scaling, conversion between rectangular to polar coordinates, etc.