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Vectors

Magnitude, direction, and component arithmetic · BC Calculus · greeting

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Owl · Mock interview — Vectors. I ask; you answer.

Owl · We'll draw arrows, move between geometric and component form, and separate two confusions: a vector is not its magnitude alone, and a position vector pinned at the origin is not the same idea as a free sliding arrow — though they share components.

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Larry · gold answer · If wind is 30 km/h toward the northeast, a vector captures both. Saying 'the wind is 30' only gives magnitude — incomplete.

Owl: We'll draw arrows, move between geometric and component form, and separate two confusions: a vector is not its magnitude alone, and a position vector pinned at the origin is not the same idea as a free sliding arrow — though they share components.

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