Okay, What are th maximum and minimum possible resultants of two vectors with magnitudes 1 and 6? IN PHYSICS!!

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Okay, What are th maximum and minimum possible resultants of two vectors with magnitudes 1 and 6? IN PHYSICS!!

2007-12-10 12:59:17 · 3 answers · asked by Poonani 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Maximum and minimum possible resultants of 2 vectors are their sum and difference respectively.

Max = 1 + 6 = 7
Min = 6 -1 = 5

2007-12-11 00:33:45 · answer #1 · answered by gauravragtah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

2007-12-10 13:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by smitty 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Maximum is 7 ..that would occure if the two vectors have 180 degrees between them

Minimum is 5... that would occur when the angle between the vectors is 0.

2007-12-10 13:19:44 · answer #3 · answered by Brian 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋