G25a – Adding and subtracting column vectors

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Adding and subtracting of column vectors

Teacher resources

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  • Slides in PPTX (with click-to-reveal answers)
  • Slides in PDF (one slide per page, suitable for importing into IWB software)
Links to past exam questions

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Interactive GeoGebra activity: Adding vectors

Interactive GeoGebra activity: Subtracting vectors

Vocabulary note

What links the words convection, vector, and vehicle? They all come from the Latin verb vehere meaning to carry or transport.

In the real world

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