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<p>A closed vector diagram is a set of vectors drawn on the Cartesian using the tail-to-head method and that has a resultant with a magnitude of zero. This means that if the first vector starts at the origin the last vector drawn must end at the origin. The vectors form a closed polygon, no matter how many of them are drawn. Here are a few examples of closed vector diagrams:</p>
<img alt="Closed Vector Diagrams" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-181038" height="367" src="https://data.ulearngo.com/assets/4726e5e3-72d0-450d-b687-e47703db6ab7" title="Closed Vector Diagrams" width="338"/><br/>
<p>In this case there were 3 force vectors. When drawn tail-to-head with the first force starting at the origin the last force drawn ends at the origin. The resultant would have a magnitude of zero. The resultant is drawn from the tail of the first vector to the head of the final vector. In the diagram below there are 4 vectors that also form a closed vector diagram.</p>
<img alt="Magnitude of the Resultant" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-181039" height="624" src="https://data.ulearngo.com/assets/f5392032-272a-48b7-9b8d-7733b2b1a3a9" title="Magnitude of the Resultant" width="595"/><br/>
<p>In this case with 4 vectors, the shape is a 4-sided polygon. Any polygon made up of vectors drawn tail-to-head will be a closed vector diagram because a polygon has no gaps.</p>
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