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What is position vector?

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It is vector which denotes the position of a particle at any instant of time, with respect to some reference frame or coordinate system.
The position vector `vecr` of the particle at a point P is given by
`vecr=xhati+yhatj+zhatk`
where x,y and z are components of `vecr`.
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