3. Addition and subtraction of vectors
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Suppose u and v are two vectors (in the plane or in space). Translate them so that they are tail-to-tail at point O. From the head of each vector, draw a copy of the other vector to complete a parallelogram OAPB. In this parallelogram, u = = and v = = .
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