Vector Addition & Subtraction
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Solution: For the vectors given in the figure, determine(a) A - B + C(b) A + B - C(c) C - A - B
Problem
For the vectors given in the figure, determine
(a) A - B + C
(b) A + B - C
(c) C - A - B
Practice Problems
Find A + B, given
A = 3i - 2j + 4k
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...
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Use vector components to find the magnitude of t...
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shows vectors A and B.Find vector C such that ++=...
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1.45 cm , Ay=
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Two vectors A S and B S have precisely equal magni...
Two vectors A S and B S have precisely equal magni...
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Find C = A + B.Find D = A - B.
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Two vectors have length exttip{V_{1}}{V_1} = 3.3 ...
You may want to review (Pages 14 - 18).
For rela...
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long and is 60.0B
above ...
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