Question

What is the resultant of two displacement vectors having the same direction?1) The resultant is the sum of the two displacements having the same direction as the original vectors.2) The resultant is the difference of the two displacements having the same direction as the original vectors.3) The resultant is the sum of the two displacements having the direction opposite to the direction of the original vectors.4) The resultant is the sum of the two displacements having the direction perpendicular to the direction of the original vectors.

Answer 1

When two vectors have the same direction, they can be added and the direction of the resultant is the same as the direction of the vectors. Additionally, the magnitude of the resultant is simply the sum of the corresponding magnitudes of the vectors.

Therefore, the answer is:

1) The resultant is the sum of the two displacements having the same direction as the original vectors.