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+//Example 3.1
+
+//This code utilises dependency file 'Compute_Angle.sci'
+exec Compute_Angle.sci;//Execute dependency file
+
+//To draw vector A 
+x=0;
+y=0;//x and y are the starting point coordinates
+magnitude=25;
+theta=49;
+x_end=magnitude*cosd(theta);
+y_end=magnitude*sind(theta);//x_end and y_end are the ending point coordinates
+xarrows([x;x_end],[y;y_end])//Draw the arrow
+a=gca();//Get current axes
+a.isoview='on';//Set the axes scales to be equal
+a.x_location="origin";//Set x-axis at origin
+a.axes_visible="on"//Make axes visible
+a.data_bounds=[0,-10;60,25]//Set data bounds
+xlabel(a,'x','position',[57 -5])
+ylabel(a,'y','position',[-5 23],'rotation',0)
+xstring(10,10,'A');//Label vector A
+
+//To draw vector B
+x=x_end;
+y=y_end;//x and y are the starting point coordinates
+magnitude=23;
+theta=15;
+x_end=x+magnitude*cosd(theta);
+y_end=y+magnitude*sind(theta);//x_end and y_end are end point coordinates
+xarrows([x;x_end],[y;y_end])//Draw the arrow
+xstring(30,20.5,'B');//Label vector B
+
+//To draw vector C
+x=x_end;
+y=y_end;//x and y are the starting point coordinates
+magnitude=32;
+theta=-68;//The angle is negative since it is measured clockwise from the reference axis
+x_end=x+magnitude*cosd(theta);
+y_end=y+magnitude*sind(theta);//x_end and y_end are end point coordinates
+xarrows([x;x_end],[y;y_end]);//Draw the arrow
+xstring(44.5,10,'C');//Label vector C
+
+//To draw vector R
+x=0;
+y=0;//x and y are the starting point coordinates
+xarrows([x;x_end],[y;y_end]);//Draw the arrow
+xstring(25,-4.5,'R');//Label vector R
+
+r=sqrt(x_end^2+y_end^2);//Magnitude of vector R
+printf('Resultant displacement = %0.1f m',r)
+theta_r=Compute_Angle(x_end,y_end);//Direction of vector R
+printf('\nDirection = %0.1f deg (measured anticlockwise from positive x-axis)',theta_r)
+printf('\nOr\nDirection = %0.1f deg (measured clockwise from positive x-axis)',abs(360-theta_r))
+//Answers vary due to round errors, as well as the accuracy of measurement for the graphical method described in the textbook
+//Openstax - College Physics
+//Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest