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if one vector points north at 3m/s, and another points east at 4m/s, what would be the "resultant" of those two when combined?
13 years ago

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Steve
set up the vectors as (x,y) components, and then just add them up, like complex numbers:

(0,3) + (4,0) = (4,3)
13 years ago

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