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Vector Addition, Years 11–12
Students drag two vectors and see the resultant update live, switching between the head-to-tail method and the parallelogram law. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Years 11–12Explorer
Learning outcomes
- Add vectors using the head-to-tail method.
- Explain the parallelogram law.
- Describe the magnitude and direction of a resultant.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to predict the resultant before moving a vector.
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