What is the magnitude of unit vector???
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The magnitude of a unit vector is One/Unity.
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Magnitude of a Vector :
![Magnitude \: of \: a \: vector \: \vec{a}= | \vec{a} | Magnitude \: of \: a \: vector \: \vec{a}= | \vec{a} |](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=Magnitude+%5C%3A+of+%5C%3A+a+%5C%3A+vector++%5C%3A+%5Cvec%7Ba%7D%3D+%7C+%5Cvec%7Ba%7D+%7C)
Which actually is :
![|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{a_x^2 +a_y^2 +a_z^2 } |\vec{a}| = \sqrt{a_x^2 +a_y^2 +a_z^2 }](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%7C%5Cvec%7Ba%7D%7C+%3D++%5Csqrt%7Ba_x%5E2+%2Ba_y%5E2+%2Ba_z%5E2+%7D+)
And so, Magnitude of a unit vector is :
![| \hat{i} | = \sqrt{1^2 +0^2 + 0^2}=1 | \hat{i} | = \sqrt{1^2 +0^2 + 0^2}=1](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%7C+%5Chat%7Bi%7D+%7C+%3D++%5Csqrt%7B1%5E2+%2B0%5E2+%2B+0%5E2%7D%3D1+)
And similarly for other n - directions !!
Magnitude of a Vector :
Which actually is :
And so, Magnitude of a unit vector is :
And similarly for other n - directions !!
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