Analytic Geometry

Virginia SOL MA.AG.3

Perform operations with vectors in the coordinate plane.

What students need to be able to do

  • Use vector notation.
  • Perform vector addition graphically.
  • Perform vector subtraction graphically.
  • Perform scalar multiplication on vectors graphically.
  • Perform vector addition algebraically.
  • Perform vector subtraction algebraically.
  • Perform scalar multiplication on vectors algebraically.
  • Find the dot (inner) product of two vectors.
  • Use the dot product to determine the angle between two vectors.
  • Determine if two vectors are orthogonal.
  • Express complex numbers in vector notation.
  • Verify properties of the dot product.
  • Determine the components of a vector.
  • Determine the norm (magnitude) of a vector.
  • Find a unit vector in the same direction of a given vector.
  • Apply vectors to problems in context.