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Question
Let \[\vec{C} = \vec{A} + \vec{B}\]
Options
\[\left| \vec{C} \right|\] is always greater than \[\left| \vec{A} \right|\]
It is possible to have \[\left| \vec{C} \right|\] < \[\left| \vec{A} \right|\] and \[\left| \vec{C} \right|\] < \[\left| \vec{B} \right|\]
C is always equal to A + B
C is never equal to A + B.
Solution
It is possible to have \[\left| \vec{C} \right|\] < \[\left| \vec{A} \right|\] and \[\left| \vec{C} \right|\] < \[\left| \vec{B} \right|\]
Statements (a), (c) and (d) are incorrect.
Given: \[\vec{C} = \vec{A} + \vec{B}\]
Here, the magnitude of the resultant vector may or may not be equal to or less than the magnitudes of \[\vec{A}\] and \[\vec{B}\] or the sum of the magnitudes of both the vectors if the two vectors are in opposite directions.
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