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# Can the sum of the magnitudes of two vectors ever be equal to the magnitude of the sum of these two vectors?

Deepak Patra
6 years ago
Yes, the sum of magnitude of two vectors can be equal to the magnitude of sum of these two vectors.
Consider two vectors and such that the sum of both the vectors is given by another vector as:

Substitute and , 



The magnitude of vector is:

The magnitude of vectors is: 

The magnitude of vectors is:

If the sum of magnitude of vector and magnitude of vector is equal to magnitude of vector , then

Square both sides and expand,



Substitute , and ,

Square both sides,
Therefore, if two vectors are such that the condition is satisfied, then the magnitude of the sum of two vectors is equal to the sum of magnitude of the vectors.

For example, assume and , then the condition  gives 2 = 2 , therefore for these vectors that sum of magnitude of each vector is equal to the magnitude of the sum of the vectors