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Grade 12Mechanics

What is the sum of squares of cosine angles made by the force vector with the coordinate axis ?????

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6 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student 
The sum of the squares of the cosines of the vector will give you the squares of the components in the numerator, and the vector’s magnitude’s square in the denominator. But the numerator sum is equal to the vector’s magnitude’s square. Thus, the answer = 1.
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