Master Vector Addition with the Triangle Law and Parallelogram Law!

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Which law describes the addition of two vectors by placing them head to tail?

  • Triangle Law (correct)
  • Parallelogram Law
  • Head to Tail Law
  • Law of Vector Addition

Which law describes the addition of two vectors by constructing a parallelogram?

  • Law of Vector Addition
  • Parallelogram Law (correct)
  • Triangle Law
  • Parallelogram Construction Law

Which law identifies the resultant vectors of vector addition?

  • Parallelogram Law
  • Resultant Vector Law
  • Law of Vector Addition (correct)
  • Triangle Law

Which method can be used to find the resultant of two vectors by representing them as two sides of a triangle?

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Which method can be used to find the resultant of two vectors by constructing a parallelogram?

<p>Parallelogram Method (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method represents the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector using the diagonal of a parallelogram?

<p>Parallelogram Method (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method represents the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector using the third side of a triangle?

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Which method describes the addition of two vectors by placing them head to tail?

<p>Head to Tail Method (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Triangle Law

Adding vectors by connecting the head of the first vector to the tail of the second.

Parallelogram Law

Adding vectors by forming a parallelogram with the vectors as adjacent sides.

Law of Vector Addition

The set of rules governing how vectors combine to produce a resultant vector.

Triangle Method

A method to find the resultant vector by arranging two vectors as two sides of a triangle.

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Parallelogram Method

A method to find the resultant vector by constructing a parallelogram using the two vectors.

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Parallelogram Method

Represents the resultant vector using the diagonal of the parallelogram formed by the two vectors.

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Triangle Method

Represents the resultant vector as the third side of a triangle, which magnitude and direction indicates the result.

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Head to Tail Method

Adding vectors by placing the tail of one vector at the head of the other.

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