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A vector records a displacement in three directions. Add corresponding components: a + b = (aₓ+bₓ, aᵧ+bᵧ, a_z+b_z). The ghost arrow starts at the tip of a; the mint resultant goes from the origin to the final tip.

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What is (1, 2, 3) + (2, −1, 0)?

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