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then R is just i times x + j times y,
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because you all know that's x and that's y.
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Now, I've not given you any other example
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besides the displacement vector,
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but at the moment, we'll define a vector to be any object
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which looks like some multiple of i plus some multiple of j.
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So, suppose I tell you to add two vectors,
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and I say, "What's the result of adding A and B?"
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You've got two options.
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You can draw the arrow corresponding to A.
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Then, you make an arrow corresponding to B
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and lay it on the end of this one.