A Visually Complicated Vector Addition Problem using Component Vectors (7:57)
This visually confusing tip-to-tail vector addition problem can be solved just like our previous problems. Give your vectors names, draw a vector diagram, break vectors in to components, redraw the vector diagram, create a data table, add columns and solve using basic trig.
Content Times: 0:14 Reading, visualizing, and translating the problem. 1:13 Drawing the vector diagram. 2:06 Breaking vector C in to its components. 3:22 Redrawing the vector diagram (twice). 4:16 Creating the data table. 4:53 Determining the components of the resultant vector, R. 5:33 Solving for vector R. 7:13 Visualizing the entire problem. 7:36 The Review. |