GRADE 12 · MATHEMATICS · TOPIC 10

Vectors and 3D Geometry

Vector magnitude comes from the square root of the sum of squared components.

CONCEPT EXPLAINED

Understand the concept

Vector magnitude comes from the square root of the sum of squared components.

SOLVED EXAMPLE

Magnitude of (3,4)

  1. Step 1: √(3²+4²)=√25.

Final answer: 5

PRACTISE YOURSELF

Magnitude of (1,2,2)

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3

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