Physics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118486897
ISBN 13: 978-1-11848-689-4

Chapter 1 - Introduction and Mathematical Concepts - Check Your Understanding - Page 15: 15

Answer

Yes , we can say that if the magnitude is double without changing the direction, the components have doubled.

Work Step by Step

Let A is the vector , and x and y are it's components . The magnitude of A is equal to square root of x square plus y square Now doubling the magnitude means multiple 2 with the square root of x square plus y square Now when this 2 come inside the square root it makes the components double . Hence we can say that if the magnitude is double without changing it's direction, the components have doubled.
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