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To find:The magnitude of sum is greater in figure (a) or (b).
Answer to Problem 11PS
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Two
If two vectors
From the given information,
Let
In figure (a),
The angle between two vectors (
Then
In figure (b),
The angle between two vectors is an obtuse angle.
Then
Since the function
If
then
Since the angle
Therefore,
Therefore, the magnitude of sum of vectors in figure (b) is less than magnitude of sum of vectors in figure(a).
Therefore,
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