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unit vector

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noun

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


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Find a unit vector orthogonal to both a and b.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

We have examined vector fields that contain vectors of various magnitudes, but just as we have unit vectors, we can also have a unit vector field.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Find a unit vector in the direction of 5v + 3w.

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

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Find a unit vector orthogonal to both a and b, where a = 〈 4, 0, 3 〉 and b = 〈 1, 1, 4 〉 .

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016