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Vector Operations Calculator

Vectors are the language of physics: force, velocity, acceleration and displacement are all vectors. Drag two vectors in the plane and see their sum, difference and dot product update live, alongside each vector's magnitude and direction. It is a sandbox for building intuition before vectors appear in every later topic.

Key formulas

  • ∣a⃗∣=ax2+ay2|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{a_x^{2} + a_y^{2}}

    Magnitude of a vector

    ∣a⃗∣|\vec{a}|
    Magnitude
    axa_x
    x component
    aya_y
    y component
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  • a⃗+b⃗=(ax+bx,  ay+by)\vec{a} + \vec{b} = (a_x + b_x,\; a_y + b_y)

    Sum of two vectors

    a⃗\vec{a}
    First vector
    b⃗\vec{b}
    Second vector
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  • a⃗⋅b⃗=axbx+ayby=∣a⃗∣∣b⃗∣cos⁡θ\vec{a}\cdot\vec{b} = a_x b_x + a_y b_y = |\vec{a}||\vec{b}|\cos\theta

    Dot product

    a⃗⋅b⃗\vec{a}\cdot\vec{b}
    Dot product
    ∣a⃗∣|\vec{a}|
    Magnitude of a
    ∣b⃗∣|\vec{b}|
    Magnitude of b
    θ\theta
    Angle between them°
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What you can change

  • Vector A magnitude
  • Vector A angle
  • Operation (add / subtract / dot)
  • Scalar multiplier

Key concepts

  • Vector magnitude and direction
  • Tip-to-tail addition and subtraction
  • Components along x and y
  • The dot product and the angle between vectors