What Does Position Vector Mean?
Theory
Position Vector
A vector that begins at the origin and extends to a point is called a position vector. It’s written
Every point has a position vector. In this way, you can always rewrite a point as a vector. If the coordinates of the point is , the position vector is .
Example 1
Find the position vector that belongs to the point
By using the formula for the position vector of a point, you get
