Mission VP3: Vector Addition Applications


Mission VP3 consists of a collection of questions in which yoiu must apply the head-to-tail vector addition method in order to answer. The mission consists of 40 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

  • The student should be able to apply a sense of vector addition to answer basic questions about the process and the result of the process.
  • The student should be able to utilize vector addition diagrams to determine the resultant of three or more vectors.



 

Launch Mission VP3



 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 1, Part b

The Physics Classroom, Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Unit, Lesson 1, Part c
 

 

Video Tutorials:

Head-to-Tail Vector Addition

 

Vector Addition with Scaled Diagrams



 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: