Tuesday, October 26, 2010

How to add vertors

To determine the resultant : As we add straight vectors (※subtracting vectors means adding a vector in the opposite direction) , we would find the closest distance between the origin and destination. That would be our resultant. According to the Pythagorean Theorem, a² + b² = c², which "c" represents the hypoteneuse.

To determine the angle : The easiest way to measure the angle accordance to N or S is to use the protactor. But in this course, we would recommand to use the Trigonometry Theorem, Cos, Sin and Tan.



 To determine the vectors components: First, we set the positive axes, then break all vectors down into two components ( x and y). We calculate the total of x and y and follow the step as above (To determine the resultant, To determine the angle )

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