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

Why resultant magnitude by using Pythagorean theorem is different than using ( x,y-example-1

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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

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