Two vectors of magnitudes 13.5 N and 21.4 N
act at right angles to each other.
What is the magnitude of their resultant?
How exactly would you solve this?

Question

Two vectors of magnitudes 13.5 N and 21.4 N
act at right angles to each other.
What is the magnitude of their resultant?
How exactly would you solve this?

rane · Answer

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thats probably the diagram, but pls tell me if directions of magnitudes are given

amistre64 · Answer

direction is immaterial (other than 90). the pythag thrm is the key

anonymous · Answer

Im pretty sure that the magnitude would be positiove because it is traveling north both times.