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Assuming you mean sum and not some, the answer is No.
It is a displacement equal in magnitude to the difference between the two vectors, and in the direction of the larger vector.
The length of the arrows could represent either the magnitude or the direction of the vectors. If the length represents magnitude, longer arrows would represent larger magnitudes of the vectors. If the length represents direction, the arrows would be all the same length, but pointing in different directions to represent different vectors.
The magnitude of the sum is the difference between the magnitudes of the two numbers. The sign of the sum is the sign of the number with the larger magnitude. (The "magnitude" of a number is just the size of the number without any sign.)
Vector addition is commutative so you can start with either vector.The graphical solutions are quite simple.If the vectors are parallel, then their addition is the sum of the two vectors and acts in the same direction.If the vectors are anti-parallel, then their addition is the difference of the two vectors and acts in the direction of the larger vector.If the vectors are not parallel, draw them with their tails together. The complete the parallelogram using these as two of the sides. The addition of the vectors is the diagonal through the first vertex.Otherwise, (and more accurately),if you have vectors a and b inclined at angles p and q to the positive direction of the x axis, then the component of their sum along thehorizontal direction is s = a*cos(p) + b*cos(q)and the vertical component is t = a*sin(p) + b*sin(q)The magnitude of the resultant is sqrt(s2 + t2) and its direction is arctan(t/s) within the appropriate range.
Assuming you mean sum and not some, the answer is No.
It is a displacement equal in magnitude to the difference between the two vectors, and in the direction of the larger vector.
The resultant vector has maximum magnitude if the vectors act in concert. That is, if the angle between them is 0 radians (or degrees). The magnitude of the resultant is the sum of the magnitudes of the vectors.For two vectors, the resultant is a minimum if the vectors act in opposition, that is the angle between them is pi radians (180 degrees). In this case the resultant has a magnitude that is equal to the difference between the two vectors' magnitudes, and it acts in the direction of the larger vector.At all other angles, the resultant vector has intermediate magnitudes.
When two vectors with different magnitudes and opposite directions are added :-- The magnitude of the sum is the difference in the magnitudes of the two vectors.-- The direction of the sum is the direction of the larger of the two vectors.
The length of the arrows could represent either the magnitude or the direction of the vectors. If the length represents magnitude, longer arrows would represent larger magnitudes of the vectors. If the length represents direction, the arrows would be all the same length, but pointing in different directions to represent different vectors.
gravity
The larger the magnitude of the earthquake, the larger the energy to be released by the earthquake.
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The magnitude of the sum is the difference between the magnitudes of the two numbers. The sign of the sum is the sign of the number with the larger magnitude. (The "magnitude" of a number is just the size of the number without any sign.)
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Earthquake strength is measured using a magnitude scale. For small to moderate strength Earthquakes (< magnitude 7) the Richter scale is used. For Earthquakes between 7 and 8 the body and surface magnitude scales are used and for earthquakes larger than 8, the moment magnitude scale is used.
Earthquake strength is measured using a magnitude scale. For small to moderate strength Earthquakes (< magnitude 7) the Richter scale is used. For Earthquakes between 7 and 8 the body and surface magnitude scales are used and for earthquakes larger than 8, the moment magnitude scale is used.