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Geometric Transformations
Vectors & Vector Space--1
In a coordinate system can tell how far objects moved, but what about relationships between the objects?
Consider all locations in relationship to one central reference point, called the origin
A vector tells you which direction to go in from the origin, and length of the trip.
Notation: column
, or for typographical
reasons, row [x, y]
for example, the vector pointing to the center of the car is
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