# Math little problem

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Hello, I'm reviewing my math for the moment, but I'm stuck on this simple problem. The data at my disposal : My location inside a vector called Location. My direction inside a vector called Direction. The distance of the move called Distance How can I compute my new location based on those data : NewLocation = Location where I apply a move of Distance unit in the direction Direction. I know it's quite easy, but I really don't know how to do it :( Tx you for your help !

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Is distance a scalar?

If so, the equation is exactly as you described:

NewLocation = location + distance * direction.

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If you don't want to overload the + and * operators, it would be
for(int i=0;i<2;i++) NewLocation = Location + Distance * Direction;

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Tx you for your help !

I suppose that my Direction vector must by normalized for working ?

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Yes... assuming your vectors use floats. If they are ints, a normalized direction vector won't work too good.

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If you're going to just multiply the distance by the Direction vector, yes, it must be normalized.