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Adding Perpendicular Vectors.

If two vector quantities act from the same point and are perpendicular to each other,
there are two ways to add them and find the resultant of the two vectors.The first is by drawing a scale diagram and measuring the hypotenuse of the vector triangle created.

The second is by calculation using Pythagoras's theorem.

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Specification: OCR Physics A (H156), AS-level, 2.3.1 Scalars and vectors. Topic: Quantities and Units.

Key terms in this lesson

vector quantity
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

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