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Resolution of forces — Edexcel GCSE Physics Definition | GradeGen

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Resolution of forces

GCSE Physics · key term

Resolution of forces

Definition

The process of replacing one vector with component vectors which together have the same effect as the original.

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Edexcel GCSE Physics · 1PH0

Specification 9.3 · Paper 2

Revise: Vector Diagrams

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