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1. You are in the middle of a large field. You walk in a straight line for 100 meters, then turn due left and walk another 100 meters in a straight line before stopping. When you stop how far are you ("as the crow flies") from your starting point?
2. You are adding two vectors, one has a magnitude of 25 and the other has a magnitude of 10. Which of the following choices is a possible resultant magnitude?
3. The magnitude of a component (x or y) of a vector must be------
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a) less than or equal to the magnitude of the vector
b) equal to the magnitude of the vector
c) greater than or equal to the magnitude of the vector
d) less than, greater than or equal to the magnitude of the vector
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