Vectors Vocabulary

Has magnitude and direction

• Scalar

• Vector

• Initial Point

• Terminal Point

Another name for the "tail" of a vector

• Terminal Point

• Standard Position

• Initial Point

• Magnitude

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Another name for the "tip" of the vector

• Terminal point

• Initial point

• Standard position

• Direction

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When the vector's initial point is at the origin, it is in ___.

• quadrant bearing

• true bearing

• resultant

• standard position.

This is always between 0-90 degrees, measured from north or south and then goes toward the east or west

• True bearing

• Quadrant bearing

• Resultant

• Zero vector

This is measured clockwise from north and is always written with three digits.

• Quadrant bearing

• Zero vector

• Resultant

• True bearing

Two vectors who have the same or opposite direction.

• Parallel vectors

• Equivalent vectors

• Opposite vectors

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Two vectors that have the same magnitude and direction

• Parallel vectors

• Equivalent vectors

• Opposite vectors

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Two vectors that have the same magnitude but opposite direction

• Parallel vectors

• Equivalent vectors

• Opposite vectors

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The sum of two or more vectors (450 N in this picture)

• Zero vector

• Parallel vectors

• Equivalent vectors

• Resultant