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Decomposition of a vector into perpendicular components helps with addition and subtraction of vectors. This article will show you how to decompose a vector into its components.

Steps

1. 1 Determine the angle between the vector and either the X-axis or Y-axis.
2. 2 Find the length of the vector (in appropriate units).
3. 3 Find the components of the vector using the following formulas: Component1 = length * sin (yol) Component2 = length * cos (angle). The first formula gives the component opposite the corner, and the second gives the component adjacent to the corner.