Question: Consider the vectors A(vector) and B(vector) in Figure P1.46.? (a) Draw a picture that graphically constructs the sum of these two vectors A(vector) + B(vector)

Consider the vectors A(vector) and B(vector) in Figure P1.46.?

(a) Draw a picture that graphically constructs the sum of these two vectors A(vector) + B(vector) (i.e., similar to what was done in Fig. 1.12). Also construct A(vector) - B(vector), B(vector) - A(vector), A(vector) - 5B(vector), and -1.5A(vector).

(b) Suppose A(vector) has a length of 2.3 m and B(vector) has a length of 1.5 m. Use your graph to estimate the lengths of all the vectors in part (a).

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