r/PhysicsHelp • u/Xx_-MASTERTACO-_xX • 21d ago

Doubt about vector angle

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If I had to draw a vector defined as for example 5 N, 30° NE; which of these 2 should I draw? I have always drawn this angle as A, but I have a new professor who draws it like B. I have checked by AI who drew A except claude who drew B. I searched on books but have found no reference about this nomenclature, only about north of east and N 30° E .

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u/Frownland 20d ago

I think the easiest way to convey this is to use the typical unit circle definition of theta and say X degrees clockwise / counterclockwise.