Physics A-Level
Magnitude and direction of a resultant
What Magnitude and direction of a resultant means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Magnitude and direction of a resultant
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Reference: OCR
Both must always be stated for a resultant, and the answer checked to see that it is sensible relative to the original vectors.
Topics that use Magnitude and direction of a resultant
- Scalars and vectors (OCR A-Level)
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