Physics A-Level
Vector resolution of velocity
What Vector resolution of velocity means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Vector resolution of velocity
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Reference: OCR
Splitting an initial velocity at an angle into perpendicular components, such as v cos θ horizontally and v sin θ vertically.
Topics that use Vector resolution of velocity
- 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 addition of perpendicular components
- Constant acceleration under gravity
- Constant velocity in one direction
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