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Find the unit vector that has the same direction as the vector v.v=10i

Find the unit vector that has the same direction as the vector v.v=10i-example-1

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In this case the vector that has the same directiion as v=10i is:

Lets first find the magnitude of the given vector:


|v|=\sqrt[]{10^2}=10

Now we have the formula: v/|v|=u


u=(10i)/(10)=i

So the unit vector that has the same direction as the given one is u=i,

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