October 23, 2009
No CommentsDefinition of a Unit Vector
Description
A detailed tutorial on the unit vector. Step by step tutorial including several examples of the unit vector and how to solve it for reference.
Overview
In linear algebra, a unit vector is a vector that only has a length or magnitude of one. They are often used to indicate direction. There is a process used to create a unit vector, called normalizing a vector. When doing this, you must divide a vector of arbitrary length by its length. To normalize a vector with three points, you would use this formula:
