Suppose you add two vectors A and B. What relative direction between them produces the resultant with the greatest magnitude? What is the maximum magnitude? What relative direction them produces the resultant with the smallest magnitude? What is the minimum magnitude?
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Suppose you add two vectors A and B. What relative direction between them produces the resultant with the greatest magnitude? What is the maximum magnitude? What relative direction them produces the resultant with the smallest magnitude? What is the minimum magnitude?
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