Can two vectors, of unequal magnitude, add up to give the

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Can two vectors, of unequal magnitude, add up to give the zero vector? Can three unequal vectors? Under what conditions?

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QUESTION: Problem 8Q

Can two vectors, of unequal magnitude, add up to give the zero vector? Can three unequal vectors? Under what conditions?

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Two vectors consisting of an unequal magnitude can never give the zero vector. It can be understood by the following example.

Considering the two vectors A and B, and the angle between the vectors is ?, then the resultant of the vectors by addition can be written as,

                                                           

 

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