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Free Response Question 2: Visualize a Vector and Its Components

Free Response Question 2: Visualize a Vector and Its Components

In this exercise, you'll visualize a vector with the help of a Java program.

We'll cover the following...

Background

You should be familiar with vector quantities. Put simply, a vector is a quantity that is expressed with both the magnitude and direction both. Look at the figure below.

The figure shows the vector, A, in an XY plane.

The magnitude of vector A is equal to the distance covered from the origin to point P(x,y).

The direction is indicated by angle θ.

In a 22-D plane, a vector has two components: horizontal and vertical.

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Vector in an XY plane
Vector in an XY plane