Physics A-Level
Vector subtraction as reversed addition
What Vector subtraction as reversed addition means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Vector subtraction as reversed addition
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Reference: OCR
Adding the negative of the vector, a − b = a + (−b), where −b has the same magnitude as b but the opposite direction.
Topics that use Vector subtraction as reversed addition
- Scalars and vectors (OCR A-Level)
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