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Vector Addition

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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

Vector addition is the process of combining two or more vectors to find their resultant vector. It involves adding the magnitudes and directions of the vectors.

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