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How can a vector have a component value equal to zero and also have a non zero magnitude
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How can a vector have a component value equal to zero and also have a non zero magnitude
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The vector's magnitude is the square root of (one component squared) + (the other component squred). The magnitude is non-zero if one component or the other is zero, but not if they both are.
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