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Vector Addition in a Plane
This is a simple vector addition program, showing the resultant vector (in red) from the addition of two unit vectors. The
vector is fixed, and the other vector is allowed to pivot about the origin from an angle of
to
.
Contributed by:
Connor Adrian Glosser
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Vector Addition in a Plane
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http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/VectorAdditionInAPlane/
Contributed by:
Connor Adrian Glosser
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