Mathematics A-Level
magnitude and spatial distance in three dimensions
What magnitude and spatial distance in three dimensions means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of magnitude and spatial distance in three dimensions
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Reference: WJEC
Extends Pythagoras as the square root of the sum of the three squared components, and the distance between two points uses the magnitude of their displacement.
Topics that use magnitude and spatial distance in three dimensions
- Vectors (A2 Unit 4: Applied Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- 3D Cartesian vectors and components
- 3D kinematics and calculus
- Displacement vector
- Magnitude
- Parallel vectors
- Unit vector
- Vector
- 3D dynamics ΣF = ma
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