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How do you add 2 vectors and subtract a third using the Parallelogram Rule?
Given vectors A, B, and C, find the total vector given by A + B - C using the Parallelogram Rule for vector addition.
Summary
- To apply the parallelogram rule, you have to break up the addition and subtraction into groups of 2 vectors at a time
- Instead of subtracting vector C, you can add the negative of vector C

Notes
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- When you flip C, you rotate it about its tail, and you get the vector -C
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- The parallelogram rule only works for two vectors at a time
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- Line up the tails of A and B and make a parallelogram from those two sides
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- Now you have one vector from A+B, and you add that to the -C vector
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- Now you have one vector from A+B, and you add that to the -C vector
- Line up the tail of the A+B vector with the tail of the -C vector, and then make a parallelogram