📐 BASIC MATH & VECTOR · NEET Physics
Trigonometry • Calculus • Vector addition • Dot & Cross • NEET shortcuts
📐 TRIGONOMETRY ESSENTIALS
🔸 Ratios & Identities
sin θ = opp/hyp, cos θ = adj/hyp, tan θ = sin/cos
Key identities: sin²θ + cos²θ = 1, 1+tan²θ = sec²θ
📈 Graphs
sinθ (red) & cosθ (blue) – periodic, amplitude 1
📈 CALCULUS FOR PHYSICS
⚡ Differentiation
d/dx (xⁿ) = n xⁿ⁻¹ d/dx (sin x) = cos x
d/dx (cos x) = -sin x d/dx (eˣ) = eˣ
📦 Integration
∫ xⁿ dx = xⁿ⁺¹/(n+1) + C (n≠-1)
∫ sin x dx = -cos x + C ∫ cos x dx = sin x + C
Area under v-t graph = displacement
🧭 VECTOR FUNDAMENTALS
Vector: quantity with magnitude & direction (e.g., displacement, velocity, force). Scalar: only magnitude (mass, time).
➕ Vector Addition
Triangle law: R = A + B (head-to-tail)
Magnitude: |R| = √(A² + B² + 2AB cos θ)
Direction: tan α = (B sin θ)/(A + B cos θ)
➖ Subtraction
A – B = A + (-B) (reverse direction of B)
|A – B| = √(A² + B² – 2AB cos θ)
✏️ Vector addition (Triangle law) – hand-drawn
R = A + B
🔍 RESOLUTION & UNIT VECTORS
Any vector can be broken into components: A = Aₓ î + Aᵧ ĵ + A₂ k̂
Aₓ = A cos θ, Aᵧ = A sin θ (2D)
Magnitude: |A| = √(Aₓ² + Aᵧ² + A₂²)
î, ĵ, k̂ represent x, y, z axes.
Components of a vector in 2D
⚡ DOT PRODUCT & CROSS PRODUCT
🔵 Dot (Scalar) Product
A·B = |A||B| cos θ = AₓBₓ + AᵧBᵧ + A₂B₂
Result: scalar. Used for work (W = F·d).
🟢 Cross (Vector) Product
|A×B| = |A||B| sin θ, direction ⊥ to plane (right-hand rule).
A×B = (AᵧB₂ – A₂Bᵧ)î + ... (determinant)
🎯 APPLICATIONS IN NEET
VAB = VA – VB (vector subtraction). Rain–man problems.
Initial velocity u at angle θ → uₓ = u cosθ, uᵧ = u sinθ. Range = u² sin2θ/g.
ΣF = 0 → vector sum zero. Lami’s theorem.
PYQ insight: Dot product questions often appear with work done, cross product with torque. Vector subtraction for relative velocity (NEET 2020).
💡 NEET TIPS & TRICKS
- sin θ ≈ θ (radians) for small angles – used in SHM.
- Maximum resultant: when θ=0°, |A+B|; minimum: θ=180°, |A–B|.
- For vector addition, always use component method to avoid mistakes.
- Unit vector along direction: (position vector)/magnitude.
⚠️ COMMON MISTAKES
- Confusing scalar vs vector: pressure, energy are scalar.
- Forgetting direction while adding vectors (use head-to-tail).
- Misusing cross product direction (right-hand rule).
- Using degrees instead of radians in differentiation.
📌 QUICK REVISION CARD
Derivative: d(sinθ)/dθ = cosθ, d(cosθ)/dθ = -sinθ
Integral: ∫ sinθ dθ = -cosθ + C
Vector addition magnitude: √(A²+B²+2ABcosθ)
Dot product: A·B = ABcosθ
Cross product magnitude: ABsinθ
Area of parallelogram: |A×B|
📐 BASIC MATH & VECTOR • NEET NOTES
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