Mathematics A-Level
Parallelogram law
What Parallelogram law means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Parallelogram law
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This is the triangle law extended to the case when two vectors share a starting point.
Topics that use Parallelogram law
- J: Vectors (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- component
- component form
- direction
- Displacement
- Geometric proof using vectors
- Kinematics with constant acceleration in vector form
- Magnitude
- magnitude and direction
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