Motion in Two Dimensions

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Motion in Two Dimensions

### Formula:

$$\vec{r} = x\hat{i} + y\hat{j}$$

### Terminologies:

- r⃗ → Position vector; vector representing the position of an object with respect to origin.

- x → Position coordinate along x-axis.

- y → Position coordinate along y-axis.

- î → Unit vector along x-axis.

- ĵ → Unit vector along y-axis.

- Vector → Physical quantity having both magnitude and direction.

### Usage:

- Used to represent the position of an object in two-dimensional space.

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