Now that we know about vector addition and subtraction, let's calculate vector displacement. In the demonstrations above, we looked at positions. Remember, displacement is just the difference in position.
Before moving on to the applications, print this worksheet to help you record the data you calculate.
For each increment in position, calculate it's resultant displacement vector. Using the horizontal (west, x) and vertical (north, y) vertical axis, measure the magnitudes and directions of all the vectors by vector subtraction. Record your data on the Vector Worksheet in the Displacement (1), Magnitude (2), and Direction (3) columns.
|
|
|
© April, 1998, Montana State University-Bozeman
