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Precalculus Formula Sheet – Vectors Chapter 11
Magnitude of a vector v = ai + bj =
Vector v with initial point P = (x ,y ) and terminal point P = (x , y ) is equal to point is equal to the
1 1 1 2 2 2
position vector v = (x -x )i + (y -y )j = ai + bj
2 1 2 1
Unit vector:
Writing a vector in terms of magnitude and direction v = or <|v|cos,|v|
sin>
Definition of Dot Product a a + b b
1 2 1 2
Angle Between Two Vectors cosθ= ∣u⋅v∣
∥u∥⋅∥v∥
Vectors in Space
Distance Formula
2 2 2
d=√(x −x ) +(y −y ) +(z −z )
2 1 2 1 2 1
Midpoint Formula
x +x y +y z +z
M=( 1 2 , 1 2 , 1 2)
2 2 2
Equation of a Sphere
2 2 2 2
(x−h) +(y−k) +(z− j) =r
Cross Product of two vectors u and v:
u x v = (u v - u v )i - (u v - u v )j + (u v - u v )k
2 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1
Where
i j k
u x v = u u u
1 2 3
v v v
1 2
sinθ= ∥u×v∥
Angle of a vector in space ∥u∥⋅∥v∥
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