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The two named approaches to vector addition and subtraction are graphical methods and:

AExperimental methods
BHistorical methods
CAnalytical methods
DStatistical methods
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Analytical methods
1. Vectors can be handled by drawing or by calculating. 2. One route is Vector Addition and Subtraction: Graphical Methods. 3. The other is Vector Addition and Subtraction: Analytical Methods. 4. Graphical methods give intuition and analytical methods give precision. _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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