Explain, in one or two sentences, why resolving vectors into perpendicular components…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials

Problem

Explain, in one or two sentences, why resolving vectors into perpendicular components makes it possible to add several non-parallel vectors using only basic algebra.

Related theory

Resolution of Vectors
Vector Addition & Component Resolution
Rectangular components
Scalars and vectors
Motion in a Plane

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