Why resultant magnitude by using Pythagorean theorem is different than using ( x,y )components addition vectors ???

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asked Jul 1, 2022 102k views

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Vitalii Dmitriev · Answer 1 · 2022-07-07T22:22:49+0000

9514 1404 393

Step-by-step explanation:

Your different answers came about as a result of an error you made in the Pythagorean theorem calculation.

√(100 +100) = √200 = 14.142 . . . . same as vector calculation