I have a maths homework question
Given the vector b find bˆ
The symbol is actually above the b, but I am not sure what it means. Guessing it means to find the unit vector of b?
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I have a maths homework question
Given the vector b find bˆ
The symbol is actually above the b, but I am not sure what it means. Guessing it means to find the unit vector of b?
Best Answer
Yes, that is a common notation for the "unit vector in the direction of $b$". That is, $$ \hat b = \frac{1}{\|b\|} \cdot b $$