Vector and moment questions

Updated 29 Jul 2021

You can submit answers to vector and moment questions on your estimator. Vector and moment questions are keyboard accessible—keyboard instructions are available below the canvas.

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See the instructions below for answering vector and moment questions using the toolbar and drawing on the canvas.

Piece of work with vectors

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  1. Select a vector label. Choose "" Add together Chemical element from the toolbar and select a vector from the provided list.
  2. Draw the vector. Place your pointer on the sheet to create the vector starting time point, elevate to create the stem, so release the pointer to create the stop bespeak.

    Every bit you add a vector, its property information may appear next to the canvas. Depending on the question, the vector's label, length, angle, and ten,y coordinates for its first and end points may appear. These details can help guide you as you position or reposition the vector.

  3. To edit the vector, see the "Edit or delete vectors" department below.
  4. Repeat steps 1-iii to add as many vectors as you lot need to answer the question.

    Yous tin't copy and paste vectors using standard keyboard commands.

  5. Select Submit when you finish.

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  • Vector properties — When you select a vector on the canvas, some of its properties may announced side by side to the canvas. Properties can include the vector's characterization, length, bending, and the 10,y coordinates for its commencement and end points.

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    • These vector backdrop can help guide you as you position or reposition the vector.

    • Some vector information may also automatically appear on the canvass, depending on the question.

  • Sum of all vectors — When available, select "" Vector Sum from the toolbar to view the sum of all vectors in the drawing. (The Vector Sum option is non available for all questions.)

collapsedSelect or deselect vectors

  • To select a vector — Point anywhere on the vector. Just one vector can be selected at a time. The vector becomes highlighted in yellow with a blue focus box. The focus box is small-scale when an cease point is selected and large when the stem (unabridged vector) is selected.
  • To select the start point or end bespeak of a vector — Point on the vector showtime or end point so that a yellowish circle appears with a big focus box. Then point once more on the terminate bespeak. But one stop of the vector can be selected at a fourth dimension.
  • To deselect a selected vector, kickoff point, or end point — Betoken anywhere outside of the vector.

collapsedEdit or delete vectors

Yous can make the following edits to vectors you take created on the canvas.

collapsedChange the length of a vector

To change the length significantly

  1. Select the vector, and and then bespeak to either its showtime or stop indicate.
  2. Drag the indicate so release when the length is what you want. You lot tin can likewise modify the vector's angle while dragging.

To change the length in pocket-size increments

  1. Select the vector then that its properties appear next to the canvas.
  2. In the vector properties area, either edit the value in the Length box or choose an arrow adjacent to the value.

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To modify the bending significantly

  1. Point twice on the vector's beginning or stop point.
  2. Drag the point and so release when the angle is what you lot want. Y'all can motility the signal in any direction (360 degrees) and tin can also resize the vector'due south length while dragging.

To alter the angle in small increments

  1. Select the vector so that its properties appear next to the canvass.
  2. In the vector properties surface area, either edit the value in the Angle box or cull an arrow next to the value.

collapsed Motility a vector

To movement the vector significantly

  1. Select the vector.
  2. Drag the vector to its new location.

To move the vector in pocket-sized increments

  1. Select the vector.
  2. Press the appropriate arrow key from your keyboard. Y'all tin also edit values in the properties expanse, like to adjust the vector's angle.

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  1. Select the vector.
  2. Either printing the keyboard Delete key or choose ""Delete Element from the toolbar.
  3. Select OK to confirm the deletion.

To clear ALL of your work: See the section "Reset the sheet to clear your work".

Work with moments

collapsedView moment backdrop

When you double-click on the moment, some of its properties may appear next to the canvas. Depending on the question, the backdrop may include the moment direction and 10, y values.

Reset

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Resetting the canvass is the easiest way to articulate all of your work and so you can restart your answer.

  1. Select "" Reset from the vector toolbar.
  2. Choose OK when asked to ostend if you want to articulate your work.