the vector from point a to point b 41 videos
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The Geometric Representation of Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to understand what vectors are, and how they can be represented geometrically.
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Unit Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to express a vector algebraically in terms of the unit vectors i and j.
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Vectors and Planes
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to find a vector normal (perpendicular) to a plane given an equation for the plane.
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The Midpoint and Distance Formulas in 3D
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to derive the formula for the midpoint of a segment in three dimensions.
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The Vector Equation of a Line
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to write the vector equation of a line.
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Addition and Scalar Multiplication of Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to compute the sum of two vectors or the product of a scalar and a vector.
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The Angle Between Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to compute the angle between two vectors.
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Parametrizing a Line Segment
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to write the parametric equations of a line segment that goes from point A to point B.
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Algebraic Representation of Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to express a position vector algebraically in component form <a,b>, and how to compute its magnitude.
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Adding Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to add vectors geometrically two ways.
Displacement Vector Addition Head to Tail Method Parallelogram Method -
The Cross Product of Vectors
Precalculus Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices
How to compute the cross product of two 3D vectors.
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The Dot Product of Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to compute the dot product of two vectors.
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Converting from Rectangular Coordinates to Polar
Precalculus Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers
How to convert the rectangular coordinates of a point into polar coordinates.
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Vector Operations in 3D
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to perform vector operations like addition, scalar multiplication, the dot product, and finding the magnitude, in three dimensions.
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Lines in 3D
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to find the vector and parametric equations of a line when given two points on the line.
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Components of a Force
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to define the components of a vector.
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Converting Complex Numbers From Rectangular Form to Trigonometric
Precalculus Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers
How to convert a complex number from rectangular form to trigonometric form.
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Area With the Cross Product
Precalculus Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices
How to show that the magnitude of the cross product of two vectors gives the area of the parallelogram determined by those two vectors.
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Graphing Polar Equations
Precalculus Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers
How to sketch a simple polar curve by plotting points.
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Find an Equation for the Sine or Cosine Wave
Precalculus Trigonometric Functions
How to identify the graph of a stretched cosine curve.
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