The vector drawn from the tail of the first vector to the head of the last is called the:
ATrajectory
BResultant
CComponent
DProjection
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Resultant
1. Head-to-tail addition produces one vector standing for the whole journey.
2. You draw a line from the tail of the east-pointing vector to the head of the north-pointing vector.
3. That line forms the sum, or resultant, vector.
4. A component is a piece of a vector rather than the total of several.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP(R) Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 'Two-Dimensional Kinematics', sections 3.1-3.4_
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