Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Vol. 1
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781429201322
Author: Paul A. Tipler, Gene Mosca
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 6, Problem 42P
(a)
To determine
The unit vector in same direction as the given vector.
(b)
To determine
The component of vector
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