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Adding Vectors - Scale Diagram

AQA AS-level PhysicsForces in EquilibriumLesson 3 of 20

Vectors can be added by using a scale diagram.

The resultant vector is the vector sum of all the quantities.

Diagram

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Key terms in this lesson

Vector quantity
A physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

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