Displacement vectors of 3m and 5m in the same direction combine to make a displacement vector that is 2m?? How?? Why isn’t it 8m?

2 Answers

• There's a mistake.

  Displacement vectors of 3m and 5m in the same direction combine to make a displacement vector that is 8m.

  Displacement vectors of 3m and 5m in opposite directions combine to make a displacement vector that is (magnitude) 2m.

• It's

  V2 - V1