Question

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.

Answer 1

`x=13`

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

Magnitude 1
`M_1=5`

Magnitude 1
`M_2=12`

Generally the Pythagoras equation for the magnitudes is mathematically given as

`√(x^2)=√(M_1^2 +M_2^2)`

`√(x^2)=√(5^2 +12^2)`

`x=13`

Therefore resultant magnitude is

`x=13`