Unit vector
vector of length one
A unit vector is any vector that is one unit in length. Unit vectors are often notated the same way as normal vectors, but with a mark over the letter (e.g. being the unit vector of .)[1][2]
To make a vector into a unit vector, one just needs to divide it by its length: .[3] The resulting unit vector will be in the same direction as the original vector.[4]
In component formEdit
Three common unit vectors used in component form are , and , referring to the three-dimensional unit vectors for the x-, y- and z-axes, respectively. They are commonly just notated as i, j and k.
They can be written as follows:
For the unit vector corresponding to the -th basis vector of a vector space, the symbol (or ) may be used.[4]
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Comprehensive List of Algebra Symbols". Math Vault. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ↑ "Unit Vector". www.mathsisfun.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ↑ Weisstein, Eric W. "Unit Vector". mathworld.wolfram.com. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Unit Vectors | Brilliant Math & Science Wiki". brilliant.org. Retrieved 2020-08-19.