Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Resultant Vector

Today was a long block and we had to attend a grad meeting for the first 45 minutes of class...
We then started learning about Resultant Vectors. Resultant Vector is the vector that 'results' from adding two or more vectors together. We then learnt how to make triangle vectors. We use the triangle method when vectors are stacked chronogically.


Triangle method steps:
1) Starting from some "origin", create a vector (to scale) such that the tail is on that origin.
2) Square up the V -->, vector head position (for measurement)
3) Create v2, v3, v4...etc, and square up each vector head for measurement.
4) From the origin, create the resultant vector, such that its tail is on the origin, and its head of the last 'added' vector.

head------------------------------------>tail

Mr.Max then did an example on euklid.





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