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Consider two vectors A and B, expressed in unit vector notation as A = a1i + a2j and B = b1i + b2j. Enter an expression for the difference vector A - B in terms of quantities shown in the expressions and an expression for the square of the magnitude of the sum vector |A + B| in terms of quantities shown in the expressions.
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