How do I add three vector components together?

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how do i add up 3 different vector components...

i tried drawing them up in scale but had NO LUCK...some one please help.
 
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If you have two vectors, let's say a = xi + yj + zk, and b (same thing, but different values of x,y and z, then, the sum of them is simple the sum of the components. The same holds true for 3 vectors.
eg. a = i+j, b = 2i +j, then a+b = 3i + 2j