Subtraction of Vectors
Key points
- Subtracting Vectors can be seen graphically, usually as the shortest distance traveled
- Subtracting vectors can also be represented numerically, as 1 vector is subtracted from another
Subtracting vectors is represented graphically as the shortest distance traveled from one end of a vector to another end of a vector
There are steps that can help with subtracting vectors
- Draw both vectors such that they start at a common point
- Draw a line of ‘shortest distance’ from one end of a vector to the other end of the vector
- The vector from the first tip to the second tip will be represented numerically as vector 2 minus vector 1
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