Vector Addition: Parallelogram Method

Jerome walks 4 km north, and 8 km east. What is his displacement?

 Graphical: Tip to Tail Method
Jerome walks 4 km north, and 8 km east. What is his displacement?
Graphical Vector Addition:
Parallelogram Method
Tip to Tail Method
 Tip to Tail method

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R
 Analytical vector addition

2km @ 75°

3km @ 20°
 Analytical vector addition

2km @ 75°

3km @ 20°
 3km @ 20°

3 km
h=

cosθ = a/h sinθ = o/h

therefore a = h cosθ therefore o = h sinθ
a = 3 cos20° o = 3 sin20°
a = 2.82km o = 1.03km
 Analytical vector addition

2km @ 75°

3km @ 20°

X Y
Vector addition table Vector mag Angle Comp’t Comp’t
1 3 20 2.82 1.03

2 2 75 .52 1.93

Res’t 3.34 2.96

 Analytical vector addition

X Y
Vector addition table Vector mag Angle Comp’t Comp’t

R2 = x2 + y2 1 3 20 2.82 1.03
R2 = 3.342 + 2.962
2 2 75 .52 1.93
R = 4.46 km
Res’t 4.46 3.34 2.96
 Analytical vector addition

X Y
Vector addition table Vector mag Angle Comp’t Comp’t

tanθ = opp/adj 1 3 20 2.82 1.03

θ = tan-1(y/x)
2 2 75 .52 1.93
θ = tan-1(2.96/3.34)
θ = 41.5˚ Res’t 4.46 41.5˚ 3.34 2.96