Which of the following correctly expresses the vector using unit vectors in Cartesian coordinates?
3. Vectors
Unit Vectors
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A = (4.0 m)i + (3.0 m)j and B = (−13.0 m)i + (7.0 m)j. You add them together to produce another vector C.
(a) Express this new vector C in unit-vector notation.
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