Vector Addition in 3D

Figure 8 shows 3D vectors a and b added to form the resultant vector named c.

(The 3D box is there to aid in visualizing the three dimensions).

Figure 8. Vector addition in 3D.
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VI Info - Figure 8 contains a vector diagram that I will describe as follows:

Imagine a cardboard box setting on a table. As you face the box, the bottom front edge represents a vector labeled a pointing from left to right. The bottom right edge represents a vector labeled b pointing from front to back. The vertical edge on the back right represents a vector labeled d pointing straight up.

The text relating to this diagram refers to the sum of the vectors a and b.

If you were to reach down into the box and draw a vector from the bottom left corner to the bottom back right corner, that line would represent a vector named c pointing from front bottom left to back bottom right.

Question 5 refers to all three vectors described above.

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