Vectors, Matrices, and Systems · Number & Operations

Vector Operations and Applications

Performing operations on vectors to solve physics based problems involving force and velocity.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the dot product allow us to determine the angle between two vectors in space?
  2. 2Why is it useful to decompose a vector into its horizontal and vertical components?
  3. 3How can vectors represent the net impact of multiple forces acting on a single object?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSN.VM.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.HSN.VM.B.4
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Vectors, Matrices, and Systems
Period: Number & Operations

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