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Chapter 11, Problem 11.2P
The displacement vectors 42.0 cm at 15.0° and 23.0 cm at 65.0° both start from the origin and form two sides of a parallelogram. Both angles are measured counterclockwise from the x axis. (a) Find the area of the parallelogram. (b) Find the length of its longer diagonal.
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