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How would you use the parallelogram method of vector addition when more than two forces are added?

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In order to use the parallelogram method, we have to select first two vectors. We move the vectors until their initial points coincide. Then we draw lines to form a complete parallelogram, as is shown in the figure annexed. The diagonal from the initial point to the opposite vertex of the parallelogram is the resultant.

We use the last vector resultant with a third vector, and we use again the parallelogram method to add them. We use the new resultant and we add it with a 4th vector. We repeat this task until all the vectors are used.

How would you use the parallelogram method of vector addition when more than two forces-example-1
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