Lesson: Graphical Operations on Vectors Mathematics • 12th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to do operations on vectors graphically using triangle and parallelogram rules.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

represent a vector graphically,
identify a vector that is represented graphically,
use the triangle and parallelogram rules to add and subtract 2D vectors,
solve geometrical problems involving vectors using the geometric properties of vectors.

Q1:

Shown on the grid of unit squares are the vectors and .

What are the components of ?

Q2:

Which vector is equivalent to ?

Q3:

True or False: In the given parallelogram, .