Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors)

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This animation gives students a highly visual way to see how the math works in vector addition. Users can input 2-5 forces. The animation then shows the parallel translations of the force arrows and auto-generates the resultant. This resource can be viewed in either HTML5 or as a Java applet.

This resource is part of a large collection of interactive resources developed for physics education.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.4.1 of Java.

https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in Two Dimensions - Work and Energy Mathematical Tools - Vector Algebra	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1998 Walter Fendt
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Keywords:: TPT Websights, graphical, tip to tail, vector addition
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created March 13, 2006 by Jason Garman
Record Updated:: August 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: December 27, 2002
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3455">Fendt, Walter. Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors). December 27, 2002.</a>

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W. Fendt, (1998), WWW Document, (https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm).

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W. Fendt, Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors) (1998), <https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm>.

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Fendt, W. (2002, December 27). Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors). Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm

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Fendt, Walter. Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors). December 27, 2002. https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm (accessed 21 March 2025).

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Fendt, Walter. Walter Fendt Physics Applets: Resultant of Forces (Addition of Vectors). 1998. 27 Dec. 2002. 21 Mar. 2025 <https://www.walter-fendt.de/html5/phen/resultant_en.htm>.

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