BRAINCAKESubtracting Vectors
Subtracting vectors gives the change or the difference.
The arrows of the vector triangle are drawn tail-to-tail.
Subtracting velocities will give the change in velocity
In order to calculate the resultant of the following three vectors,
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Key terms in this lesson
- velocity
- The rate of change of displacement of an object; speed in a given direction.
More in Quantities and Units
- SI Base Units.
- Prefixes.
- Derived Quantities and Units.
- Scalar Quantities.
- Vector Quantities.
- Adding Perpendicular Vectors.
- Resolving Vectors into two Components.
- Adding Non-Perpendicular Vectors
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