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Grade 11Mechanics

Simple sum of two cosum of co initial vector is 16 and vector sum is 8 if the resultant is perpendicular to smaller vector then find the magnitude of two vectors

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago

sum is 16 so

A + B = 16

resultant is perpendicular to smaller vector

A2 + 82 = B2

from above equation B = 10 and A = 6

Hope it clears.