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The magnitude of a vector can be found by taking the square root of each of the vector components squared. For example, if you had the vector 3i+4j, to find the magnitude, you take

sqrt ( 3²+4² )

To get:

sqrt ( 9+16 )

sqrt ( 25 )

= 5

Works the same in 3D or more, just put all the vector components in.

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