ABSTRACT

Given the set of mutually perpendicular unit vectors i, j, and k (Figure 8.1), any vector in the space may be represented as F = ai + bj + ck, where a, b, and c are components.

Magnitude of F

| | ( )F = + +a b c2 2 2 1

Product by Scalar p

p pa pb pcF i j k= + + .