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IB Maths AA 3.10 Definitions

This page contains our IB Maths AA definitions for 3.10. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Maths AA 'Vectors'.

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directed

Having edges with a specified direction, so moving from one vertex to another may be possible without the reverse move being possible.
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displacement

The vector that represents the change in position from one point to another, for example AB=ba\rightarrow{AB}=\textbf{b}-\textbf{a}.

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position

The vector from the origin OO to a point, written for example as OA=a\rightarrow{OA}=\textbf{a}.

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scalar

A single number used to multiply a matrix by multiplying every element by that number.
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vector

An operation on two vectors that returns a vector perpendicular to both, with direction given by the right-hand rule and magnitude vwsinθ|\textbf{v}||\textbf{w}|\text{sin}\theta.

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