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This chapter introduces vectors and their properties. Vectors have both magnitude and direction, while scalars only have magnitude. There are two main coordinate systems used to describe the location of vectors - Cartesian coordinates use perpendicular x and y axes, while polar coordinates use radial distance r and angular position θ. Conversions between Cartesian (x,y) and polar (r,θ) coordinates are given by equations relating x and y to r and θ. The chapter provides examples of using these equations to c
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