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Vector
1. Adding Vectors Geometrically
2. Components of Vectors
3. Unit Vectors
4. Adding Vectors by Components
5. Multiplying Vectors
Adding Vectors Graphically
s a b
General procedure for adding two vectors
graphically:
a to some
• (1) On paper, sketch vector a
convenient scale and at the proper angle.
• (2) Sketch vector b to the same scale, with
its tail at the head of vector , again at the
proper angle.
• (3) The vector sum s is the vector that
extends from the tail of a to the head of b.
Examples
Two important properties of vector additions
ax a cos a y a sin
a ax a y ax i a y j
Properties of vector component
• The vector components of the vector
depend on the orientation of the axes used
as a reference.
Magnitude: a ax2 a y2
ay
Direction: tan
1
ax
Addition of Vectors by Means of
Components
C A B
=
tan 1 (C y / C x )
Check Your Understanding
• Two vectors, A and B, have vector components that are
shown (to the same scale) in the first row of drawings.
Which vector R in the second row of drawings is the vector
sum of A and B?
Example 2 The Component Method of Vector Addition
•The dot product is a scalar.
•If the angle between two
vectors is 0°, dot product is
maximum
•If the angle between two
vectors is 90°, dot product is
zero
(2) Magnitude is
c ab sin
Property of vector cross product
• The order of the vector multiplication is important.
250° from the +x
direction. Also, vector
has a magnitude of 12
units and points in the +z