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Course: Class 11 Physics (India) > Unit 7

Lesson 9: Adding vectors in magnitude and direction form
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Class 11 Physics (India)
Vectors (Prerequisite)
Adding vectors in magnitude and direction form
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Addition of vectors by breaking into components (answer in component form)

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Problem

Vectors v→ and w→ are shown below.
Find v→+w→.
Note: Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
v→+w→≈ 
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
 i^ +
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
 j^