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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find a unit vector in the direction of w=<-6,4>

OpenStudy (amistre64):

what is a unit vector?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

magnitude 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cannot be just one

OpenStudy (amistre64):

how do we find a unit of 1 when we are given say 10 feet?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

10/10 = 1 to find the unit of 1 given 120 yards? 120/120 = 1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a unit vector in the direction of the other vector ...

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

10 feet are not a vector

OpenStudy (amistre64):

to find the unit of a given |n| we divide by |n|

OpenStudy (amistre64):

its not a vector that defines magnitude; it is magnitude that defines a vector

OpenStudy (amistre64):

w/|w| = unit w

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1331866682830:dw|

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