Learning head to tail vector addition worksheet name
for this activity you will be adding vectors using the head to tail method. each mm will be equal to a man
walking 3 meters. per minute. use the graphs to create a resultant vector. for example:
if these are my three vectors:
and i place the b vector on to the a vector i would see that vector b it two right and 3 up. so it would be
attached to the arrow end of vector a in the same shape and direction. the same is true for vector c. it is
1 left and 3 up. it should start at the end of b and have the same magnitude (length) and direction. so the
resultant would be as seen below:
now i can us a ruler and a protractor to find the resultant direction and magnitude.
now you try.
a
b
c
given the following vectors, create head to tail models and find the resultant magnitude and direction.
the arrows are not perfect but use the corner that they are closest to:
1. a + e + f
magnitude = direction =
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
2. d + a + f
magnitude = direction =
3. d + g + a
magnitude = direction =
4. f + g + h
magnitude = direction =
5. f + h + g
magnitude = direction =
6. e + h + b
magnitude = direction =