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| algebraic representation | A(n) _____of a vector is represented by an italiced letter in boldface type. |
| components | Two vectors projected on the axes of a coordinate system are called the _____ of the resultant vector. |
| direction | The ____ of a vector is defined as the angle that vector makes with the x-axis, measured counterclockwise, in a rectangular coordinate system. |
| displacement | Distance is the magnitude of a vector quantity called ____. |
| graphical representation | An arrow or an arrow-tipped line segment is called a(n) ____ of a vector. |
| magnitude | The _____ of a vector is always a positive quantity. |
| origin | The center of a coordinate system is called the ____. |
| Pythagorean relationship | The _____states that the sum of the squares of the two sides of a right triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. |
| resultant vector | A(n) _____ is a vector that is equal to the sum of two or more vectors. |
| scalar quantity | A quantity that has only magnitude is a(n) _____. |
| vector | A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is a(n) _____. |
| vector decomposition | The process of breaking a vector into its components is sometimes called ____. |
| velocity | The magnitude of an object's _____is its speed. |