Physics GCSE
representing pairs as vectors
What representing pairs as vectors means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of representing pairs as vectors
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Drawn as vectors, the pair is two arrows of equal length pointing in opposite directions, each drawn on the object it acts on.
Topics that use representing pairs as vectors
- Contact and non-contact forces (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- acting on different objects
- attraction and repulsion
- contact forces
- electrostatic force
- equal and opposite
- friction
- gravitational force
- interaction pairs
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