Steps in Component Method

1. Draw each vector and show its components.
2. Determine the magnitude and direction of the components by using the trigonometric functions.
3. Find the sum of the x-components.
4. Find the sum of the y-components.
5. the answers obtained in steps 3 and 4 are the x and y components of the resultant vector. Use these components to find the magnitude and the direction of the resultant vector, using the Pythagorean Theorem and the Trigonometric Functions.
6. Check your answer by comparing it with the result obtained in Graphical Method (optional).