the opposite to vector addition is vector subtraction.
Chat with our AI personalities
Because Algebra said so
To solve for the equilibrant force in a system of forces, you must first determine the resultant force by adding all the individual forces acting on an object using vector addition. The equilibrant force is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the resultant force. Mathematically, you can find the equilibrant force by multiplying the magnitude of the resultant force by -1 and finding the vector in the opposite direction.
Addition is simpler than subtraction. Also, it is defined as the opposite of subtraction, so this ... opposite has to be taught first.
In mathematics a vector is just a one-dimensional series of numbers. If the vector is written horizontally then it is a row vector; if it's written vertically then it's a column vector.Whether a vector is a row or a column becomes significant usually only if it is to figure in multiplication involving a matrix. A matrix of m rows with n columns, M, can multiply a column vector, c, of m rows, on the left but not on the right.That is, one can perform Mv but not vM. The opposite would be true for a row vector, v, with 1 row and m columns.
The inverse operation is just the opposite operation, for example addition is the inverse of subtraction, and vice verso