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Adding and Subtracting Vectors Graphically
Graphical Addition of Vectors
The head-to-tail method of vector addition requires that you lay out the first vector along a set of coordinate axes. Next, place the tail of the next vector on the head of the first one. Draw a new vector from the origin to the head of the last vector. This new vector is the sum of the original two.
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"OpenStax College, Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods. January 24, 2013."
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