Physics A-Level
Vector addition of perpendicular components
What Vector addition of perpendicular components means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Vector addition of perpendicular components
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The resultant velocity at any instant is the vector sum of the horizontal and vertical components, with direction found from the tangent of the angle between them.
Topics that use Vector addition of perpendicular components
- Projectile motion (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Constant acceleration perpendicular to that direction
- Constant velocity when resultant force is zero
- Independence of perpendicular components of motion
- Vector resolution of velocity
- Constant acceleration under gravity
- Constant velocity in one direction
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