Associative (cont'd)

Figure 10 shows the result of adding a + (b + d).

The result is the same.

This is a demonstration of the associative property of vector addition:

a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c
Figure 10. More associative
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VI Info - Figure 10 shows another image of the same box. However, in this case, the summation vector labeled c has been removed and replaced by a summation (resultant) vector that extends from the front bottom right corner to the top right back corner. This vector is labeled

B+D

Figure 10 also shows the resultant vector extending from the bottom front left corner to the top back right corner. However, this time the vector is labeled:

A+(B+D)

An equation on the page reads as follows:

a+(b+c) = (a+b)+c

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