phinds said:
oh its so obvious now thanksamericanforest said:
Vector addition in a picture is a visual representation of adding two or more vectors together. It shows the direction and magnitude of the resulting vector.
To add vectors in a picture, you must first draw the vectors in their correct direction and magnitude. Then, place the tail of the second vector at the head of the first vector. The resulting vector is drawn from the tail of the first vector to the head of the second vector.
Yes, vectors can be subtracted in a picture. To subtract a vector, you must first draw the vectors in their correct direction and magnitude. Then, place the tail of the second vector at the head of the first vector. The resulting vector is drawn from the head of the first vector to the tail of the second vector.
The commutative property of vector addition states that the order in which vectors are added does not affect the result. This means that adding vector A to vector B will give the same result as adding vector B to vector A.
The associative property of vector addition states that the grouping of vectors being added does not affect the result. This means that adding vector A to the sum of vector B and vector C will give the same result as adding vector B to the sum of vector A and vector C.