AREA OF PARALLELOGRAM

COMMUTATIVE LAW OF VECTOR ADDITION
Consider two vectors and  . Let these two vectors represent two adjacent sides of a parallelogram. We construct a parallelogram
OACB as shown in the diagram. The diagonal OC represents the resultant vector
	From above figure it is clear that:
	This fact is referred to as the commutative law of vectr addition .
	ASSOCIATIVE LAW OF VECTOR ADDITION
	The law states that the sum of vectors remains same irrespective of their order or grouping in which they are arranged. Consider three vectors ,  and
	Applying "head to tail rule" to obtain the resultant of (+ ) and (+ )
	Then finally again find the resultant of these three vectors :
	This fact is known as the ASSOCIATIVE LAW OF VECTOR ADDITION.