Addition by Components: Two perpendicular vectors,  and  , are added together giving vector  . If the magnitudes of both vectors  and  are doubled without changing their directions, the magnitude of vector 

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A. increase by a factor of 8.
B. increase by a factor of 4.
C. increase by a factor of 2.
D. increase by a factor of  .
E. not change.


Answer: C

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