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GCSE Mathematics · key term
One of the horizontal or vertical movements that together make up a two-dimensional vector.
Used by OCR
Specification 9.03b · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)
Revise: Column Vector RepresentationThese components provide a precise way to record the arrow without relying on its appearance.
Read the components in the order horizontal, then vertical; do not reverse them.
A negative component means left or down; it does not mean that the vector has a negative length.
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