PHYSICAClass 11 Physics simulations · Motion in a Plane
Vector addition: the parallelogram
Resolve two vectors into components and build their resultant, head to tail.
What to notice
The resultant is the diagonal from the common tail. Opposite equal vectors cancel.
Key relation
R² = A² + B² + 2AB cos θ
Try this
Make the vectors equal and set the angle to 180°.
What you can change
- Vector A magnitude: 1 to 8 units
- Vector B magnitude: 1 to 8 units
- Angle between vectors: 0 to 180 °
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