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DEFINITION
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| The process of splitting a vector into various parts or components is called "RESOLUTION OF VECTOR" | ||||
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can resolve a vector into a number of components .Generally there are three
components of vector viz. Component along X-axis called x-component Component along Y-axis called Y-component Component along Z-axis called Z-component |
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METHOD
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Consider
a vector 
acting at a point making an angle q with
positive X-axis. Vector
is represented by a line OA.From point A draw a perpendicular AB on X-axis.Suppose OB and BA represents two vectors.Vector OA is parallel to X-axis and vector BA is parallel to Y-axis.Magnitude of these vectors are Vx and Vy respectively.By the method of head to tail we notice that the sum of these vectors is equal to vector .Thus
Vx and Vy are the rectangular components of vector
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MAGNITUDE
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HORIZONTAL COMPONENT |
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MAGNITUDE
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VERTICAL COMPONENT |
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