If two displacement vectors add to yield a total displacement of zero...?

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If two displacement vectors add to yield a total displacement of zero, what do you know about the two displacements?

2007-02-20 12:44:50 · 3 answers · asked by ~hobo~ 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

The two vectors are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

2007-02-20 12:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Northstar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

They are exactly the same value, in opposite directions.

Example +10 and -10 give you 0.

2007-02-20 20:56:19 · answer #2 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I would say they are equal and in complete opposite directions.

2007-02-20 20:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋