Re: vectors

On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:53:08 -0000, sardonicStuffedTiger@xxxxxxxxx
wrote:

does it make sense to perform dot product, scalar multiplication, or
negation on vectors that have an initial point not bound to the origin?

Yes. A vector in R^3 can be represented as a 3-tuple < a, b , c > or
in i j k form ai + bj + ck. That's all there is. There is no "binding"
point in the definition of a vector. Whether or not you think of a
representative example "bound" to the origin has no effect on the
vector operations.

--Lynn
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