How do you find the unit vector in the direction of the given vector of $w=-6i$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-17T11:33:58

$-hati$

For the unit vector in the direction of a given vector:

$v_2= v_1/||v_1||$

From example:

$w=(-6hat(i))/||-6hati||$

$||-6||=sqrt((-6)^2)=6$

$w=(-6hati)/6=-hati$

How do you find the unit vector in the direction of the given vector of w=-6iw=-6i?