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Qualification => Subject Doubts => IGCSE/ GCSE => Math => Topic started by: Tiryan on October 27, 2009, 02:43:25 pm

Title: Position Vectors
Post by: Tiryan on October 27, 2009, 02:43:25 pm

I know this questions only worth 1 mark, but 1 mark never hurt anyone.

How would you work out the second part of the question, about Position Vectors ?

Title: Re: Position Vectors
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on October 27, 2009, 02:54:05 pm

simple...

2a + 0.5a + 0.5g

=2.5a + 0.5g

Title: Re: Position Vectors
Post by: Tiryan on October 27, 2009, 02:56:21 pm

Interesting, makes sense. No one ever told me to use the Origin. Thanks alot :]

Title: Re: Position Vectors
Post by: hmh on October 27, 2009, 07:45:04 pm

Quote from: Tiryan on October 27, 2009, 02:56:21 pm

Interesting, makes sense. No one ever told me to use the Origin. Thanks alot :]

lol.. you always use the origin for a "position" vector :)