About this Simulation

This simulation models vector addition by allowing learners to adjust two vectors' angles, magnitudes, and rotation rates. Students can observe how changing individual vector properties affects the resultant vector in real-time, discovering patterns in vector composition and exploring the geometric principles underlying vector addition.

Learning objectives: Understand how vector magnitude and angle affect resultant vectors | Discover visual and mathematical patterns in vector addition | Apply vector composition principles to solve problems with multiple forces or displacements



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Vector Addition Patterns Model
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author image author image Andrew Duffy; Loo Kang Wee