Vectors in real life

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1. Vectors and column form
2. Adding, subtracting and scaling vectors
3. Writing and drawing vectors
4. Equivalent vectors
5. The negative of a vector
6. Triangle and parallelogram laws
7. The resultant of several vectors
8. Column vectors on the Cartesian plane
9. Position vectors
10. The vector from A to B
11. Magnitude in different situations
12. The midpoint of a line segment
13. Translation as a transformation
14. Combining translations
15. Vectors in real life