Physics A-Level
Vector resolution and closed triangles
What Vector resolution and closed triangles means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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For three coplanar forces, resolve in two perpendicular directions and set the sum of components in each direction to zero, or draw the forces tip-to-tail to form a closed triangle.
Topics that use Vector resolution and closed triangles
- 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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