Decomposition of a Vector in 2D

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This Demonstration shows the decomposition of the vector

u

as a linear combination of the vectors

v

and

w

,

u

=α

v

+β

w

. The coefficients

α

and

β

are calculated using Cramer's rule.

External Links

Linear Combination (Wolfram MathWorld)

Vector Basis (Wolfram MathWorld)

Cramer's Rule (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Izidor Hafner

"Decomposition of a Vector in 2D"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/DecompositionOfAVectorIn2D/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: March 7, 2011