Mathematics A-Level
3D Cartesian vectors and components
What 3D Cartesian vectors and components means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of 3D Cartesian vectors and components
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Positions, velocities and forces represented using orthogonal unit vectors i, j and k along the x, y and z axes, or as a column vector.
Topics that use 3D Cartesian vectors and components
- Vectors (A2 Unit 4: Applied Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- 3D kinematics and calculus
- Displacement vector
- Magnitude
- magnitude and spatial distance in three dimensions
- Parallel vectors
- Unit vector
- Vector
- 3D dynamics ΣF = ma
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