VECTORS ON THE PLANE. (BASIC CONCEPT)

VECTORS ON THE PLANE. (BASIC CONCEPT)

1-.WHAT IS A COORDINATE SYSTEM?

It is a system that uses one or more numbers to uniquely determine the position of a

point or geometric object.

2-. WHAT IS AN ORDERED PAIR?

It is a pair of mathematical objects, in which one element is distinguished from

another. The ordered pair whose first element is “a” and whose second element is “b”.

3-.WHAT IS A VECTOR?

It is a mathematical entity like a straight line or plane, it is represented by a straight

line segment, oriented within three-dimensional Euclidean space.

4-.WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF A VECTOR?

The elements of a vector are:

a) Module or Magnitude: it is the length of the directed segment that contains the

vector.

A MODULE B



b) Direction or Line of Action: it is the direction of the line that contains said vector.

The direction can be: horizontal, vertical and inclined.

Direction: Horizontal

Module: 3 units



Direction: Vertical

Module: 4 units

c) The Point: is the point where the magnitude is considered applied to whom the

vector is representing. 0