Resultant — Precalculus, what it means and where it is taught
The single vector that two or more vectors add up to.
Taught in Precalculus.
Where it is taught
What it rests on
Work through these first if this one does not settle.
- Vector — A quantity with both magnitude and direction.
Practise this idea
1 question in the course bank use Resultant, in Vectors.
Problem 1
Two forces, 12 N east and 5 N north, act on a point. Find the magnitude of the resultant.
Worked answer
13
√144+25 = 13