About this Simulation

This interactive simulation allows students to decompose vectors into horizontal and vertical components. By dragging the vector endpoint, learners observe how the magnitude and angle change, and see real-time calculations of component values using sine and cosine relationships. The advance model supports customisable views and flexible vector manipulation.

Learning objectives: Understand how vectors decompose into perpendicular components | Apply sine and cosine functions to calculate vector components | Visualise the relationship between vector magnitude, angle, and component magnitudes