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A right triangle has sides measuring 5 and 12 inches. If the two vectors have a magnitude of 5 and 12 and are at right angles to each other, then what is their resultant? Use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the resultant.

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Answer:

[tex]x=13[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

Magnitude 1 [tex]M_1=5[/tex]

Magnitude 1 [tex]M_2=12[/tex]

Generally the Pythagoras equation for the magnitudes is mathematically given as

[tex]\sqrt{x^2}=\sqrt{M_1^2 +M_2^2}[/tex]

[tex]\sqrt{x^2}=\sqrt{5^2 +12^2}[/tex]

[tex]x=13[/tex]

Therefore resultant magnitude is

[tex]x=13[/tex]