Create vectors a = (20, 45°), and b = (10, 270°), and c = (8, 160°). Calculate the vector you would need to return to the origin; express this as a magnitude and an angle.

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Create vectors à = (20, 45°), and b = (10, 270°), and ĉ = (8, 160°). Calculate the vector you
would need to return to the origin; express this as a magnitude and an angle.
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a = (20,45°) 

b= (10,270°) 

c= (8,160°) 

 

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