Physics A-Level
Vector addition and resolution
What Vector addition and resolution means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vector addition and resolution
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Used to test equilibrium by resolving forces in two perpendicular directions and checking each component sum is zero, or by drawing a closed vector triangle.
Topics that use Vector addition and resolution
- Scalars and vectors (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Coplanar forces at a point
- Displacement
- Equilibrium
- Equilibrium conditions
- Free-body diagrams
- Measurement accuracy
- Newton's laws apply along each axis independently
- Perpendicular components
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