Name: Bush Billy G.

Ilagan Date: February 28, 2022

Section: ICE-1202

EXPERIMENT No. 1
Addition of Vectors Using Graphical Method

PROBLEM/OBJECTIVE: Graphical and Mathematical method of solving resultant

vectors.

THEORY: A vector is a measurement unit that includes both magnitude and direction. The
terms velocity, acceleration, and force are used to characterize the properties of vectors. In
one-dimensional, or straight-line motion, a plus or minus sign can be used to indicate the
direction of a vector. However, in two dimensions, an extended arrow reflects a vector's
direction relative to a reference frame proportional to the vector's size and pointing in the
vector's direction.

MATERIALS AND SET-UP: Graphing paper, protractor and ruler

METHODOLOGY : The two primary ways for solving a given vector are the graphical
method and the mathematical method. The graphical method (nose to tail) involves first
sorting and drawing the first vector on the graph, then placing the tail of each subsequent
vector at the beginning of the previous vector. The resultant vector is drawn from the tail
of the first vector to the beginning of the first vector. A protractor can be used to estimate
the magnitude of the resulting vector, and the scale can be used to identify the direction of
the resulting vector. Mathematical methods, on the other hand, use a range of formulas to
determine vectors and their results, such as trigonometry and algebra.

DATA AND RESULTS OF DATA:

CONCLUSION: Physics is a broad term that covers a wide range of objects and processes.
The data about physical quantities are used to comprehend the world around us. Based on
their orientation, vectors can be submitted to a variety of mathematical techniques. Scalar
values, on the other hand, are treated differently than vectors, which obey the usual
arithmetic principles of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The graphical
method involves aligning vectors head to tail and then joining the tail of the first vector to the
head of the second vector to obtain the resultant; and the mathematical method includes
employing trigonometry and algebra to determine the magnitude. In addition, when we will
get the resultant vector by using SOH CAH TOA functions and Pythagorean theorem.