Math Insight

Image: A vector

A vector is an object that has a magnitude and a direction. Geometrically, we can picture a vector as a directed line segment, whose length is the magnitude of the vector and with an arrow indicating the direction. The direction of the vector is from its tail to its head.

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Source image file: vector.svg
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• An introduction to vectors

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