Magnitude and direction of the resultant.

missie

Question:

i have 2 arrows/vector. One going down 13m and one going up 3m. it ask what is the magnitude and direction.

Direction should be south and north. But how do i find the magnitude? and what is that?

is it:

-13 + 3 = -10m?

Redbelly98

That's pretty much correct, but the magnitude would be the absolute value of what you wrote.

Does the problem say the vectors are "up" and "down", or does it say "north" and "south"? The direction will be one of those.

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missie	Magnitude and direction of the resultant. Tweet Question: i have 2 arrows/vector. One going down 13m and one going up 3m. it ask what is the magnitude and direction. Direction should be south and north. But how do i find the magnitude? and what is that? is it: -13 + 3 = -10m?

Redbelly98 Mentor Blog Entries: 10	That's pretty much correct, but the magnitude would be the absolute value of what you wrote. Does the problem say the vectors are "up" and "down", or does it say "north" and "south"? The direction will be one of those.