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Whether a vector could be shorter than one of its components.
Whether a vector could be equal in length to one of its components.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
A vector
Here,
The magnitude of the vector
Even if one of the components is negative, for calculating the magnitude of the vector, the square of the components is done.
Thus, the vector can be shorter than one of its components.
If other component is zero, then only the vector would be equal in length to its component.
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