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Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be replaced by two (or three)-

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Parallel vectors which have the original vector as their resultant.

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Mutually perpendicular vectors which have the original vector as their resultant.

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Arbitrary vector which have the original vector as their resultant.

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It is not possible to resolve a vector.

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