Practice: A delivery truck travels 8 miles in the +x-direction, 5 miles in the +y-direction, and 4 miles again in the +x-direction. What is the magnitude (in miles) of its final displacement from the origin?
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Concept #1: Adding Vectors Graphically
Practice: A delivery truck travels 8 miles in the +x-direction, 5 miles in the +y-direction, and 4 miles again in the +x-direction. What is the magnitude (in miles) of its final displacement from the origin?
Example #1: Adding 3 Vectors
Concept #2: Subtracting Vectors Graphically
Practice: Find the magnitude of the Resultant Vector D=C-B-A.
Concept #3: Adding Multiples of Vectors
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