Vector u has a magnitude of 5 units, and vector v has a magnitude of 4 units. Which of these values are possible for the magnitude of u + v?

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Answer:

Remember the triangular inequality says that if u and v are vectors then

[tex]\lvert\lvert u + v \lvert\lvert \leq \lvert\lvert u \lvert\lvert +\lvert\lvert v\lvert\lvert[/tex]

Since the magnitude always is a nonnegative number and the magnitude of u is 5 units and the magnitude of v is 4 units ,

[tex]0\leq \lvert\lvert u + v\lvert\lvert \leq \lvert\lvert u \lvert\lvert + \lvert\lvert v\lvert\lvert = 5+ 4 =9[/tex]

Then possibles values for the magnitude of u +v  are in the interval [tex][0,9][/tex]