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unit vector

American  

noun

Mathematics, Physics.
  1. a vector having a length of one unit.


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A unit vector u has magnitude 1 and can be found by dividing a vector by its magnitude: u = 1 v.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Angle β is formed by vector v and unit vector j.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Using the dot product, find the projection of vector v12 found in step 4 onto unit vector n found in step 3.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

In a unit vector field, the only relevant information is the direction of each vector.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Find the unit vector in the direction of v.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

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