Two is the minimum number of vectors that will sum to zero.
A unit vector is a vector whose magnitude is one. Vectors can have magnitudes that are bigger or smaller than one so they would not be unit vectors.
With three vectors spaced 120 degrees apart and with identical magnitudes the vector sum will be 0.
No.
The resultant vector IS the sum of the individual vectors. Its magnitudecan be the sum of their individual magnitudes or less, but not greater.
Not really. The sum of the magnitudes is a scalar, not a vector - so they can't be equal. But the sum of the two vectors can have the same magnitude, if both vectors point in the same direction.
3 is.
Just add their magnitudes. The combined vector will have the same direction as the original vectors.Just add their magnitudes. The combined vector will have the same direction as the original vectors.Just add their magnitudes. The combined vector will have the same direction as the original vectors.Just add their magnitudes. The combined vector will have the same direction as the original vectors.
A unit vector is a vector whose magnitude is one. Vectors can have magnitudes that are bigger or smaller than one so they would not be unit vectors.
3.5+4.0 and 4.0-3.5
-- A singe vector with a magnitude of zero produces a zero resultant.-- Two vectors with equal magnitudes and opposite directions produce a zero resultant.
With three vectors spaced 120 degrees apart and with identical magnitudes the vector sum will be 0.
The resultant vector has maximum magnitude if the vectors act in concert. That is, if the angle between them is 0 radians (or degrees). The magnitude of the resultant is the sum of the magnitudes of the vectors.For two vectors, the resultant is a minimum if the vectors act in opposition, that is the angle between them is pi radians (180 degrees). In this case the resultant has a magnitude that is equal to the difference between the two vectors' magnitudes, and it acts in the direction of the larger vector.At all other angles, the resultant vector has intermediate magnitudes.
No.
The resultant vector IS the sum of the individual vectors. Its magnitudecan be the sum of their individual magnitudes or less, but not greater.
Two vectors; V1 + V2=0 where V1= -V2, two opposite vectors.
Not really. The sum of the magnitudes is a scalar, not a vector - so they can't be equal. But the sum of the two vectors can have the same magnitude, if both vectors point in the same direction.
A vector has 2 components - it's magnitude and direction. Concurrent vectors are 2 vectors that have the same direction but may have different magnitudes.