How do I know if two vectors are equal?

1 Answer

the two vectors should have equal magnitude and direction

Explanation:

if any two vectors fulfill the above conditions, they are equal vectors.

consider the two vectors #vec (AB)# and #vec(XY)#

if these two vectors have the same direction (in other words if they are parallel to each other), it can be represented as
#vec (AB) = lamda vec(XY)#

here #lamda in RR#

but if they claim equal magnitudes (#|vec (AB)| = |vec(XY)|#
#lamda = 1#
which means #vec (AB) =vec(XY)# two equal vectors