The rule is also applicable in several practical applications, such as determining which way to turn a screw, etc. There is also a left-hand rule, which exhibits opposite chirality. 
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Friday, 28 October 2011
Vectors
Vector
- Equal Vector, Negative Vector, Parallel Vector, Free Vector (Fixed Vector & Position Vector)
Free vector:
Vectors in which there is no restriction to choose the origin of a vector.
Position (vector)
In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector which represents the position of a point P in space in relation to an arbitrary reference origin O. Usually denoted s or r, it corresponds to the displacement from O to P.
http://emweb.unl.edu/math/mathweb/vectors/vectors.html
Vectors and vector addition:
Addition of two vectors is accomplished by laying the vectors head to tail in sequence to create a triangle such as is shown in the figure.
A vector can be resolved along any two directions in a plane containing it. The figure shows how the parallelogram rule is used to construct vectors a and b that add up to c.
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