Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 7 - Section 7.5 - Vectors: An Algebraic Approach - 7.5 Problem Set - Page 404: 34

Answer

$|W|=\sqrt{10}.$

Work Step by Step

The magnitude of a vector is given by the possible square root of the sum of the squares of its horizontal and vertical components. We have $W=3i+j.$ Then \begin{align*} |U|&=\sqrt{(3)^{2}+(3)^{2}}\\ &=\sqrt{9+1}\\ &=\sqrt{10}. \end{align*} Hence, $|W|=\sqrt{10}.$
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