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    The document discusses vector addition and subtraction. To add vectors, the Triangle Law of Vector Addition is used, which involves arranging the vectors tail to head to form a parallelogram. The resulting vector is the diagonal of the parallelogram connecting the initial and final points. Vector subtraction can be performed by either arranging vectors tail to tail or adding the opposite vector. Several examples are provided of adding and subtracting vectors to solve problems.

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    Vector Addition

    To add vectors together, we use Triangle Law of Vector Addition which involves arranging the vectors being
    added from tail to head.
    Note that the resulting vector connects the starting location
    (O) to the end location (B).

    When subtracting vectors 𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗ , the resulting vector can be found in two different ways.
    1) Arrange vectors tail to tail 𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗ is the vector that 2) Exploit the fact that 𝑎⃗ − 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑎⃗ + (−𝑏⃗⃗) (adding the
    must be added to 𝑏⃗⃗ to get 𝑎⃗. opposite vector 𝑏⃗⃗ )
    Using the Triangle Law, we have:

    Example #1: Given the vectors 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ and 𝑐⃗ , sketch each of the following:
    𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑐⃗ + 𝑎⃗

    𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ − 𝑐⃗ 2𝑎⃗ + 𝑏⃗⃗ 𝑎⃗ − 3𝑏⃗⃗

    Suppose that two people push on a large block. Each person is exerting a force (i.e. vector) on the block.
    Question: How do we add these two vectors together??

    Answer: Form a parallelogram OACB. The resultant vector will be the diagonal
    Example #2: Given the parallelogram ABCD. Name the vectors equal to each of the following
    (a) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
    𝐴𝐸 + 𝐸𝐷⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐵𝐷
    (b) 𝐴𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐵𝐶
    (c) 𝐴𝐵 ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗

    (d) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
    𝐸𝐵 + 𝐸𝐷⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ (e) ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
    𝐸𝐵 + 𝐴𝐶⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
    ⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗ + 𝐴𝐵
    (f) 𝐷𝐸

    Example #3: Find the magnitude and direction of the sum of the two vectors 𝑢
    ⃗⃗ and 𝑣⃗ with magnitude 4 and 7,
    given that the angle between the vectors is 60°.

    Example #4: 𝑎⃗, 𝑏⃗⃗ are unit vectors and the angle between them is 45°. Calculate |3𝑎⃗ + 2𝑏⃗⃗|

    Homework: Textbook pg 290 #1-7, 9, 11-13

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