Resultant
What Resultant means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Runs from the first tail to the final head when the tail of the second vector is placed at the head of the first, forming a triangle or parallelogram.
What forces give when they combine by vector addition, and a non-zero one produces acceleration in its direction.
The vector found by adding or subtracting vectors, whose magnitude and direction are interpreted in context.
Topics that use Resultant
- Forces and Newton’s laws (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Vectors (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Equilibrium
- Resultant force
- coefficient of friction
- component
- component form
- Component form in two and three dimensions
- Conversion between component and magnitude/direction form
- Direction and quadrant awareness
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