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krek1111 [17]
3 years ago
5

In order to use the Pythagorean theorem to find the magnitude of a resultant vector, which must be true regarding the two initia

l vectors?
Physics
1 answer:
kirill115 [55]3 years ago
4 0
We know that the Pythagorean theorem applies only to right triangles, therefore the original vectors must be parallel to the legs of a right triangle.

In other words, they must be orthogonal (i.e. perpendicular to each other) in order that the Pythagorean theorem applies.

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