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The smallest magnitude resulting from the addition of vectors with individual magnitudes of 4 and 3 is 1, obtained when the directions of the two component vectors are 180 degrees apart.

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Suppose you have two vectors that have different magnitudes can the vectors sum ever be zero?

No. The largest possible resultant magnitude is the sum of the individual magnitudes.The smallest possible resultant magnitude is the difference of the individual magnitudes.


Is it possible for the magnitude of the some of two vectors to be larger than the sum of the magnitude of the vectors?

Assuming you mean sum and not some, the answer is No.


Can the sum of 2 vectors be 0 if they are of unequal magnitude?

It is impossible if the two vectors are of unequal magnitude.


When is the sum of the magnitudes of two vectors equal to the magnitude of the sum of the vectors?

When the vectors are parallel, i.e. both have the same direction.


Is the sum of two vectors of equal magnitude equal to the magnitude of either vectors AND their difference root 3 times the magnitude of each vector?

No, the statement is incorrect. The sum of two vectors of equal magnitude will not equal the magnitude of either vector. The sum of two vectors of equal magnitude will result in a new vector that is larger than the original vectors due to vector addition. The magnitude of the difference between the two vectors will be smaller than the magnitude of either vector.


When Two vectors have unequal magnitude can their sum be zero explain reason?

No two vectors of unequal magnitude cannot give the sum 0 because for 0 sum the 2 vectors must be equal and in opposite direction


When is the vector sum not equal in magnitude to the algebraic sum?

The magnitude of the vector sum will only equal the magnitude of algebraic sum, when the vectors are pointing in the same direction.


Two vectors of unequal magnitude can their sum be zero?

No, two vectors of unequal magnitude cannot have a sum of zero. The resultant of adding two vectors is determined both by their magnitudes and directions. If the vectors have unequal magnitudes, the resultant vector will have a magnitude that is at least as large as the larger of the two original vectors.


What is the angle between the two vectors if their sum has a magnitude of 2F?

We can't answer that without also knowing the magnitude of the individual vectors.


What is the magnitude of the two vectors having a sum of zero?

If their sum (resultant) is 0, then the magnitude of the resultant must be 0.


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

Sure, if the two vectors point in the same direction.When we need the sum of magnitudes of two vectors we simply add the magnitudes, but to get the magnitude of the sum of these two vectors we need to add the vectors geometrically.Formula to find magnitude of the sum of these two vectors is sqrt[ |A|2 +|B|2 +2*|A|*|B|*cos(z) ] where |A| and |B| are magnitudes of two A and B vectors, and z is the angle between the two vectors.Clearly, magnitude of sum of two vectors is less than sum of magnitudes(|A| + |B|) for all cases except when cos(z)=1(for which it becomes = |A| + |B| ). Cos(z)=1 when z=0, i.e. the vectors are in the same direction(angle between them is 0).Also if we consider addition of two null vectors then their sum is zero in both ways of addition.So, we get two caseswhen the two vectors are in same direction, andwhen the two vectors are null vectors.In all other cases sum of magnitudes is greater than magnitude of the sum of two vectors.


Can the sum of two vectors be equal to either of vectors Explain?

No, the sum of two vectors cannot be equal to either of the vectors. Adding two vectors results in a new vector, with a magnitude and direction that is determined by the individual vectors being added.