Components of Two Dimensional Vectors in the x and y directions

This activity reinforces the concept that any vector can be thought of as the sum of vector components in the x direction and the vector in the y direction in the cartesian coordinate system This activity shows this by animating the sum of the components.

 

Lew W. S. —

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
cartesian  column  component  coordinates  vector  vectors 
Target Group (Age)
14 – 16
Language
English
 
 
 
© 2026 International GeoGebra Institute