Given three vectors; A = 5m West, B = 8m East and an unknown vector C which lies along the x- axis. If the resultant of these three vectors is 2m East, what is the third vector C? O a. 13m East O b. 1m West O c. 5m West O d. 1m East

Given three vectors; A = 5m West, B = 8m East and an unknown vector C which lies along the x- axis. If the resultant of these three vectors is 2m East, what is the third vector C? O a. 13m East O b. 1m West O c. 5m West O d. 1m East

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Given three vectors; A = 5m West, B = 8m East and an unknown vector C which lies along the x-
axis. If the resultant of these three vectors is 2m East, what is the third vector C?
O a. 13m East
O b. 1m West
O c. 5m West
O d. 1m East

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