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Magnitude of Position

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|→r|=√x2+y2
X-Coordinate
Y-Coordinate
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Kinematics Euclidean Geometry (3D) Vectors Verified
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14775b20-2c9e-11e4-b7aa-bc764e2038f2

This equation describes an object's position as a scalar value representing the distance from the origin in Cartesian coordinates.

The inputs are:

  • x - the x-coordinate component distance
  • y - the y-coordinate component distance

Author: Merlin

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Notes

This equation is basically the Pythagorean Theorem, as the distance r is the hypotenuse of a right triangle in a Cartesian coordinate system.
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