Vectors

LECTURE - 4
Jayant Nagda
Physics Educator

B.Tech, IIT Bombay

IIT-JEE AIR- 161

9+ Years of Teaching Experience at

3 Coaching Institutes (multiple under 15 AIRs)

In top 1% INPhO

Jayant Nagda Paaras Thakur Namo Kaul Sameer C.

 plus

Jayant Nagda Paaras Thakur Namo Kaul Sameer C.

PLUS Courses
JEELIVE
Addition of Vectors
Addition of two vectors Triangle Law

are to be added

Step 1 : Put tail of on head of

Step 2 : Join tail of with head of .

Which gives us the addition of

is another vector called Resultant

Triangle Law

Or =

Where,

𝜭 : angle between &

A, B : magnitudes of respective vectors
: Resultant
𝞪 : angle of Resultant with the first vector ( i.e., )
Special Cases

1. 11. For 𝜭 = 0°, Parallel Vectors

R is maximum
Special Cases

22. For 𝜭 = 180°, Anti-Parallel Vectors

Special Cases

Hence magnitude of resultant for angle 𝜭

Eg Two vectors of magnitudes 2 & 3 units are to be

added. Find max & min possible magnitude of
resultant
Special Cases

3 If A = B
Special Cases

3 If A = B

Eg : 𝞡 =120° A=3
Parallelogram law
 Addition of two vectors

Method 2 : Parallelogram law

Step 1 : Put & tail to tail

Step 2 : Draw lines parallel to from

the head of and vice versa

Step 3 : The diagonal of the resulting parallelogram

starting from the common tail point of & is the
resultant
Addition of two vectors

Method 2 : Parallelogram law

𝜭
��
 Example Draw diagrams to add following

4 units
60°
4 units
 Example Draw diagrams to add following

3 units
4 units
Example Draw diagrams to add following

4 units
30°
3 units
Example
For the following vectors Draw &
Example
For the following vectors Draw &

Commutative Property
 Telegram
APP

tinyurl.com/emerge2021