Given the displacement vectors A = (3î – 4j + 4k) m and B = (2î + 3ĵ – 7Ê) m, find the following vectors and express each in terms of the magnitudes of its rectangular components. (a) C= A + B (b) D 2A - В %3D

Given the displacement vectors A = (3î – 4j + 4k) m and B = (2î + 3ĵ – 7Ê) m, find the following vectors and express each in terms of the magnitudes of its rectangular components. (a) C= A + B (b) D 2A - В %3D

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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