3. Vectors
Adding Vectors by Components
3. Vectors Adding Vectors by Components
11PRACTICE PROBLEM
For the vectors C and D in the image, find the magnitude and direction (measured as a counterclockwise angle from the positive x-axis) of the vector difference D - C. Subtracting one vector from another (e.g. D - C) can be thought of as adding the "reverse" of that second D + (- C).
For the vectors C and D in the image, find the magnitude and direction (measured as a counterclockwise angle from the positive x-axis) of the vector difference D - C. Subtracting one vector from another (e.g. D - C) can be thought of as adding the "reverse" of that second D + (- C).