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Vectors for Everyday Life Author Bartley Richardson Subject Mechanical Physics Grade Level 11th and 12th Duration 70 minutes (one class period) Rationale (How this relates to engineering) Engineers use vectors to represent aspects acting upon certain systems. For example, if multiple forces are applied on an object at varying angles, the mechanical or civil engineer would use vector addition to find the total force acting on the object. Civil engineers often deal with multiple forces acting on a bridge. In addition to forces, vector addition can be used to find dist