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Can a vector have a zero magnitude of one of its components is nonzero

Can a vector have a zero magnitude of one of its components is nonzero
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Can a vector have a zero magnitude of one of its components is nonzero

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The magnitude of the vector is ...

square root of [ (one component)² + (the other component)² ]

It looks to me like the only way for that square root to be zero
is if both components are zero.

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