Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 7 - Applications of Trigonometry and Vectors - Section 7.5 Applications of Vectors - 7.5 Exercises - Page 342: 1

Answer

$2$

Work Step by Step

The magnitude of a vector $u= \left\langle a,b\right \rangle $ is given by $$|u|=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}$$ From the given figure, note that the vector $u= \left\langle \sqrt 3,1\right \rangle$. $u= \left\langle \sqrt 3,1\right \rangle$ implies $a=\sqrt {3}~\text{and}~ b=1$ . Now use the formula $|u|=\sqrt {a^2+b^2}$ to find magnitude of $u$. $$|u|=\sqrt {(\sqrt {3})^2+1^2}=\sqrt {3+1}=\sqrt 4=2$$ Therefore, the magnitude of vector $u$ is $2$.
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