HSN.VM.B.4: Add and subtract vectors.

Also written as N-VM.4 or N.VM.4

Add and subtract vectors.

HSN.VM.B.4.aAdd vectors end-to-end, component-wise, and by the parallelogram rule. Understand that the magnitude of a sum of two vectors is typically not the sum of the magnitudes.HSN.VM.B.4.bGiven two vectors in magnitude and direction form, determine the magnitude and direction of their sum.HSN.VM.B.4.cUnderstand vector subtraction v – w as v + (–w), where –w is the additive inverse of w, with the same magnitude as w and pointing in the opposite direction. Represent vector subtraction graphically by connecting the tips in the appropriate order, and perform vector subtraction component-wise.

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