Parallelogram of Velocities

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a geometric representation of the law of addition of velocities. For the case of a point in compound motion—that is, motion at a velocity v_rel (relative velocity) with respect to a frame of reference moving at a velocity v_veh (vehicle velocity) relative to a fixed frame of reference—the principle of the parallelogram of velocities states that the absolute velocity of the point is represented by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides are the vectors v_rel and V_reh. The principle holds for velocities that are small by comparison with the velocity of light.

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