Physics A-Level
Vector addition of displacements
What Vector addition of displacements means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Vector addition of displacements
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Displacement is a vector, so the direction of each wave's displacement must be taken into account when combining them.
Topics that use Vector addition of displacements
- Superposition (OCR A-Level)
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