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Addition Of Vectors By Head To Tail Method

Addition of vectors by Head to tail method (Graphical Method)
Head to Tail method or graphical method is one of the easiest method used to find the resultant vector of two of more than two vectors.

Details of method

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In order to get their resultant vector by head to tail method we must follow the following steps:

Step #1
Choose a suitable scale for the vectors so that they can be plotted on the paper.

Step #2
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Step #3
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Step #4
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Step #5
The direction of the resultant vector is directed from the tail of vector image6
to the head of vector image7

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