Explanation The regular polygon formed by joining n vectors head to tail will always have a resultant vector equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. Due to this reason, the sum of n vectors becomes 0 . For example, a hexagon is formed by placing 6 vectors head to tail shown in the figure given below, Figure ( 1 ) The magnitude of each vector is same. But vector A B → is in opposite direction as of vector D E → . Thus, vector A B → becomes, A B → = − D E → Similarly, B C → = − E F → C D → = − F A → Sum of all vectors in hexagon is given as, Sum = A B → + B C → + C D → + D E → <

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