Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 3 - Vectors in Physics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 80: 59

Answer

(a) equal to (b) II

Work Step by Step

(a) First we find the magnitude of the two vectors $|1.4\vec A|=|1.4(-2.2m)\hat x|=3.1m$ Now the magnitude of the second vector is given as $|2.2\vec B|=|2.2(1.4m)\hat y|=3.1m$ Thus the magnitudes of both given vectors are equal. (b) The best explanation is II. A number and its negative have the same magnitude.
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