Engineering Mechanics | Derivative of a vector
November 6th, 2009
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Derivative of a vector: After reviewing the vector algebra, we would now like to introduce you to the idea of differentiating a vector quantity. Here we take a vector 
as depending on one parameter, say time t , and evaluate the derivative 
. This is similar to what we do for a regular function. We evaluate the vector 
at time (t+ Δt) , subtract ![clip_image001[1]](http://engineering.myindialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/clip_image00114.gif "clip_image001[1]"){kind=small}
from it, divide the difference 
by Δt and then take the limit Δ t → 0 .
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