Vector Addition

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Vector Addition

• Parallelogram
• And
• Head-to-Tail
• methods

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Parallelogram method

• Given vector A and another vector B

A
B
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Parallelogram method

• Draw a line parallel to B

A
B
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Parallelogram method

• And a line parallel to A

A
B
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Parallelogram method

• The resultant runs from the common origin to the
  opposite corner.

A
R
B
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Head to Tail method

• Slide B up so that it is head-to-tail with A

A
B
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Head to Tail method

• Resultant runs from tail of A to head of B.

B
A
R
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Head to Tail method

• Slide A over so that it is head-to-tail with B

A
B
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Head to Tail method

• Resultant runs from tail to head

A
R
B