vector sum


of: two vectors and

is: the vector that results from the vector addition of those vectors.   [M2.4, P2.2]

may be constructed graphically: by means of the triangle rule or the parallelogram rule.   [M2.4, P2.2]

is expressed algebraically: (for three-dimensional vectors) by the rule
   [M2.4, P2.2]


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