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Along a Straight
Line
ScaleDiagram Method
Math Method
Combined Method
Vector Diagrams
a) 2 vectors
c) Resultant
displacement
d) Measure
Example # 2:
Ms. Daniels walks 25m [S] down the hall and
then 15m [N] up the hall. What is her
resultant displacement?
Δ d1 = 25m [S] ∆d = 10m[S]
R
∆d1 = 25m[S]
Δ d2 = 15m [N]
∆d2 = 15m[N]
Δ dR = ?
Let 1 cm = 5 m
The resultant displacement is 10 m [S]
Summary of Scale Diagram
Method
1. List the given vectors with their
directions (N,E,S,W) and the vector to
be solved
State the scale
Draw one given vector to scale
Draw the additional vectors to scale
join the “tail” of the vector to the
“head” of the previous one (if they are
pointing in same direction)
1. If the vectors are pointing in the opposite
direction then draw them separate in
opposite direction.