Question 1

What is Vector Addition?

Accepted Answer

Triangle law: place tail of B at head of A; resultant R goes from tail of A to head of B.

Question 2

Vector Addition — key concept 2

Accepted Answer

Parallelogram law: place both tails together; R is the diagonal of the parallelogram.

Question 3

Vector Addition — key concept 3

Accepted Answer

R² = A² + B² + 2AB cosθ, where θ is the angle between them.

Question 4

Vector Addition — key concept 4

Accepted Answer

Vectors commute: A + B = B + A.

Question 5

Vector Addition — key concept 5

Accepted Answer

If θ = 0: R = A + B (max). If θ = 180°: R = |A − B| (min). If θ = 90°: R = √(A² + B²).

Vector Addition

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