Question: (a) Is it possible for the sum of two vectors to be smaller in magnitude than the magnitude of either vector? (b) Is it possible

(a) Is it possible for the sum of two vectors to be smaller in magnitude than the magnitude of either vector?
(b) Is it possible for the magnitude of the sum of two vectors to be larger than the sum of the magnitudes of the two vectors?

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