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Dynamic Rigid Bodies

Vectors can be represented as directed line segments with magnitude and direction. They can be added by placing their tails together and combining their directions into a new vector. They can also be subtracted by reversing one vector and adding it to the other. Vectors can be multiplied by scalars, which scales their magnitude but keeps their direction. Vector operations allow modeling real-world displacements and combinations of forces and velocities.

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Dynamic Rigid Bodies

Vectors can be represented as directed line segments with magnitude and direction. They can be added by placing their tails together and combining their directions into a new vector. They can also be subtracted by reversing one vector and adding it to the other. Vectors can be multiplied by scalars, which scales their magnitude but keeps their direction. Vector operations allow modeling real-world displacements and combinations of forces and velocities.

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VECTORS

OPERATIONS
group 2
• In math we are always
dealing with numbers,
either it is big, small, ration
or irrational.
• But now we will discuss
about vectors. So what is
Vector?

Vector is a quantity that has


magnitude and direction and that
is commonly represented by a
directedline segment whose length
represents the magnitude
andwhose orientation in space
represent the direction.
Many vector are simply
displacement vectors
denoting how far an
object has travelled
and in which direction.
If such a vector
We can also
connects and travel like
change it with a A and B we can called it
letter like u or v AB with a little arrow
just to know that over it. That’s one way
line is called. And to represent a vector.
different vectors
and the same
magnitude are
called equivalent
vectors.
But also vectors can
also have different
magnitude and
directions. And we
can manipulate and First theres addition
combine vectors in and we placed them
different ways. had to tail when V is
starting while U ends
and be very careful not
to alter the direction.
Then the sum of
these vectors or
u+v will simply go
to the start of u to
the end of v
forming a traingle
like so.
If these vector
are called AB
and BC the sum
will be called
AC. As it is
connect the A
and C.
We don’t neccesary draw traingle though, lets
say U and V start at the same point and lets
duplicate U and V and move them as to form a
parrallelogram. And now the sum of the two
vectors U plus V can be the can be represented
as the diagonal of the parrallelogram
So there many ways to represent vector additions Geomathecally.

We can also perform multiplication vectors and it is called scalar


multiplication, this is when a vector is multiplied by the scalar
which is just a number.

So if we have a vector U and we multiply it by the scalar 2, all we do


it double the length of the vector,making it start at the same point
but double it twice as far as the same direction where its pointing.

If the scalar is less than zero or a negative number we still alter the
length of ther vector in the same way but we also reorriented it to
point in a negative directions relative to its orignal position which is
just an opposite position or 180 degrees away. So vector u multiply
by negative one (-1) will just flip it over in these manner to give us
negative U
This understanding
will allow us vector
subtraction.
So if we take V and flip it
to a negative direction it U – V is the same
is now negative V so so thing as U + -V.
completing the triangle
just what we learn add
the U plus –V.

We can also combine the


scalar multiplication,
vector addtion, and
subtraction. To do all
kinds of things in vectors.
We should also note that vectors can also be
represented in components which are kind like
coordinates. Lets say a vector to the point A1
and A2 the vector itself can be represented kind
of like the point but bracket like notication
rather than parantices to distinguished the
vector from the ordered pair that represent the
point.

These can be done by 3 dimension coordinate


system as well in X Y and Z axis.
QUESTIONS To Answer
1. What is a Vector? 6. Can we combine the scalar
2. Different vectors and the multiplication, vector addtion,
same magnitude are and subtraction?
called____? 7. Can we represent a vector
3. What is Vector Addition? with components?
4. What is Vector 8. In vector addition
(2,4)+(1,5)=?
Subtraction?
9. Give example of vector
5. What is Vector
subtraction.
Multiplication?
10. Who discovered Scalar
and Vector?
answers
1. Vector is a quantity that has 6. YES
magnitude and direction.
2. Equivalent Vectors 7. YES
3. Vector Addition is the operation 8. (3,9)
of adding two or more vectors
together into a vector sum. 9. 5-2=5+(-2)=(-2)+5
4. Vector Subtraction is the process 10. William Rowan
of taking a vector difference, and is
the inverse operation to vector
Hamilton
addition.
5. Vector Multiplication is when we
multiply a vector to a number.

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