SOLUTION: A student adds two displacement vectors that have the magnitudes of 12.0 meters and 5.0 meters. What is a possible answer for the magnitude of the resultant vector?

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Question 348483: A student adds two displacement vectors that have the magnitudes of 12.0 meters and 5.0 meters. What is a possible answer for the magnitude of the resultant vector?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The values can range from the maximum where the vectors are aligned and in opposite directions abs%28V%29=12%2B5=17 to the minimum where the vectors are aligned and point in the same direction abs%28V%29=12-5=7.
7%3C=abs%28V%29%3C=17