Sum and Difference of Vectors: Parallelogram and Triangle Rules

Sum and Difference of Vectors: Parallelogram and Triangle Rules
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2016-06-13 03:34
In collections Multivariable Calculus
① This GeoGebra example dynamically demonstrates the geometric construction of the sum and difference of two vectors, showing the resulting directed segments. ② The core mathematical concepts are vector addition and subtraction, including the parallelogram law, triangle law, and coordinate-based vector operations. ③ Construction highlights: The Vector command is used to create vectors u and v; points P, Q, U, V, R define the start and end points; objects s, t, r, w represent the sum and difference vectors; text1 to text4 label the relationships; auxiliary objects a, b, c, d, e, f, q support adjustments or annotations. ④ Suitable for high school and early college students learning vector operations, and for teachers as a classroom demonstration tool to bridge geometric intuition and algebraic vector properties.

GeoGebra Commands & Parameters

  1. Vector(P) → u
  2. Vector(Q) → v
  3. Vector(P, P + Q) → s
  4. Vector(Q, P + Q) → t
  5. Vector(R, R + P) → e
  6. Vector(P, R + P) → f
  7. Vector(R + P) → q