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--- 184_notes:math_review [2018/05/17 13:35] – [Vector Notation] curdemma
+++ 184_notes:math_review [2018/05/17 13:36] – [Unit Vectors] curdemma
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 $$\vec{a} = |\vec{a}|\hat{a}$$
-We also use unit vectors to describe the x, y, and z coordinate directions. This are represented by an $\hat{x}$, $\hat{y}$, and $\hat{z}$ or by an $\hat{i}$, $\hat{j}$, and $\hat{k}$. Using these coordinate unit vector, you can write any vector in terms of its components. These are common alternative ways to write vectors (as opposed to the bracket notation).
+We also use unit vectors to describe the x, y, and z coordinate directions. These are represented by an $\hat{x}$, $\hat{y}$, and $\hat{z}$ or by an $\hat{i}$, $\hat{j}$, and $\hat{k}$. Using these coordinate unit vectors, you can write any vector in terms of its components. These are common alternative ways to write vectors (as opposed to the bracket notation).
 $$\vec{a} = a_x\hat{x}+a_y\hat{y}+a_z\hat{z}$$
 $$\vec{a} = a_x\hat{i}+a_y\hat{j}+a_z\hat{k}$$