Stage 27 · Plane Vectors

27.1.5 The Idea of a Free Vector

27.1 From Numbers to Quantities That Carry a Direction

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27.1.5 The Idea of a Free Vector

Core idea

Think of a vector as an arrow you can slide anywhere; all that matters is its length and direction, never where it starts.

Module goal. Building on the kind of number from sequences that has only size, introduce vectors, which have both size and direction, and set up the basic ideas and how to draw them.
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