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If one vector is a multiple of another vector - that is to say, the coefficients of its components are in the same ratio, then the two vectors are parallel. That is raher a mouthful so here is an example to help illustrate it:
Suppose a and b are vectors.
Then the veccors 3a + 5b and 6a + 10b are parallel since the second of these is simply two times the first: 6a is twice 3a and 10b is twice 5b.
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When do two vectors have maximum and minimum magnitude?
Two vectors are max when parallel and min when anti-parallel.
When is the sum of the magnitudes of two vectors equal to the magnitude of the sum of the vectors?
When the vectors are parallel, i.e. both have the same direction.
How would you add two vectors that are not perpendicular or parallel?
To add two vectors that aren't parallel or perpindicular you resolve both of the planes displacement vectors into "x' and "y" components and then add the components together. (parallelogram technique graphically)
When the angle between two vectors is equal to zero?
When the angle between two vectors is zero ... i.e. the vectors are parallel ... their sum is a vector in thesame direction, and with magnitude equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the two original vectors.
How do you add two vectors that aren't parallel or perpendicular?
To add two vectors that aren't parallel or perpindicular you resolve both of the planes displacement vectors into "x' and "y" components and then add the components together. (parallelogram technique graphically)AnswerResolve both of the planes displacement vectors into x and y components and then add the components
