Re: [Visualpython-users] mag2

[Bruce S. <bas...@un...>]

Yes, Will. Exactly. Change the magnitude (or magnitude squared) but keep 
the direction. so setting v.mag = 1 is the same as setting v = norm(v).

Bruce Sherwood

At 10:32 AM 02/07/08 -0400, William A. Chase wrote:
>Professor Sherwood,
>    I have a quick question about the mag/mag2 functionality that you
>explained where you can explicitly set the variable mag equal to a value.
>Does the syntax "v.mag = X" maintain the direction of the vector v, but
>setting it's magnitude to X? Say we perform the code:
>
>v = vector(5,10,15) #arbitrary direction & magnitutude
>v.mag = 1
>
>Would this make the vector v into a unit vector in the same direction?
>Just curious... Thanks a bundle!
>
>-- Will Chase
>Sophomore Astro Major
>CMU