VECTOR INTRODUCTION

VECTOR : QUANTITY WHICH HAS MAGNITUDE (SIZE) AND DIRECTION

VECTOR NOTATION : 3 TYPES

[Instruction : Insert the value of i, j and k]

i j k
1. ROW VECTOR : V=( 5 -7 1 )

2. COLOUMN VECTOR : V=( 5 i

-7 j
1 k

3. ENGINEERING NOTATION : V=( 5i + -7 j + 1

10
5

-7
-10
1
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j
i

k
MAGNITUDE CALCULATION

MAGNITUDE :
DISTANCE BETWEEN THE INITIAL POINT 0 AND THE END POINT
SYMBOL OF MAGNITUDE OF VECTOR OA IS WRITTEN | OA |

MAGNITUDE | OA | =

[Instruction : Insert the value of x, y and z]

x y z
| OA | = 2.0 -9.0 -7.3

= )

= 11.76

DIRECTION COSINES CALCULATION

DIRECTION COSINES :
DIRECTION OF | OA | DETERMINED BY COS , COS AND COS

COS = x COS =
| OA |

[Instruction : Insert the value of x, y and z]

1. FIND MAGNITUDE
x y z
| OA | = 1.9 2.0 -3.0

= )

= 4.08

2. FIND DIRECTION COSINES

COS = 1.9 COS =
4.08
 y COS = z
| OA | | OA |
 2 COS = -3
4.08 4.08
UNIT VECTOR CALCULATION

UNIT VECTOR :
ANY VECTOR WITH LENGTH / MAGNITUDE OF 1
THE SYMBOL IS USUALLY A LOWERCASE LETTER WITH A "HAT"

^, U =
UNIT VECTOR U

|U|

[Instruction : Insert the value of x, y and z]

1. FIND MAGNITUDE
x y z
|U| = 89.0 35.1 -23.2

= )

= 98.44

2. FIND UNIT VECTOR, U ^

^
U= 89 i + 35.1 j + -23.2 k
### 98.44 98.44
 AREA OF PARALLELOGRAM CALCULATION

AREA OF PARALLELOGRAM = | A X B |

[Instruction : Insert the value of i, j and k]

i j k
Insert A : ( 4.0 0.0 -1.0 )

Insert B : ( 2.0 5.0 1.0 )

3. A X B = [ (j1 x k2) - (j2 x k1) ]i - [ (i1 x k2) - (i2 x k1) ]j + [(i1 x j2) - (i2
= ( 0.0 - -5.0 )i - ( 4.0 - -2.0
= ( 5.0 i - 6.0 j + 20.0 k )

4. |A X B | =( ( 25.0 + 36.0 + 400.0 ) )

= 21.47
CULATION

]j + [(i1 x j2) - (i2 x j1) ]k

) j + ( 20.0 - 0.0 ) k
 AREA OF TRIANGLE USING VECTOR CALCULATIO

AREA OF TRIANGLE : 1
|AB X AC|
2

i j k
Insert A : ( 4.0 0.0 -1.0 )

Insert B : ( 2.0 5.0 1.0 )

Insert C : ( 2.0 1.0 3.0 )

1. AB = -A + B
= ( -2.0 5.0 2.0 )

2. AC = -A + C
= ( -2.0 1.0 4.0 )

3. AB X AC = ( 20.0 - 2.0 )i - ( -8.0 -

= ( 18.0 i - -4.0 j + 8.0 k

4. |AB X AC | =( ( 324.0 + 16.0 + 64.0 )

= 20.1

5. AREA OF TRIANGLE = 10.05

OR CALCULATION

-4.0 ) j + ( -2.0 - -10.0 )k

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