Finding the Direction of a Vector: Unit Vector Explained

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Ok, so a vector is direction and magnitude, and by finding the unit vector we divide the vector by the length of that vector, |v|

does that mean we get the direction of the vector?

tanks a bunch
 
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myusernameis said:
Ok, so a vector is direction and magnitude, and by finding the unit vector we divide the vector by the length of that vector, |v|

does that mean we get the direction of the vector?

tanks a bunch

The direction is the same as that of vector [tex]\vec{v}[/tex] under consideration.