Practice Magnitude in Math

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

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Quick Recap

Magnitude measures the size or length of a quantity — for a vector (a, b), it is sqrt(a^2 + b^2). For a single number, magnitude is its absolute value: how far it is from zero, ignoring sign or direction.

How big something is, regardless of which way it points—5 miles east and 5 miles west are the same distance.

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Example 1

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Solve ∣2x∣=8.

Example 2

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For which real numbers x is ∣x∣<3?

Example 3

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What is the magnitude of 0?

Example 4

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A complex number has magnitude 13 and imaginary part 5 with a positive real part. Find the number.

Example 5

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Find the magnitude of the vector (−3,−4).

Example 6

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Fill in the blank: the magnitude of any real number is always ____.

Example 7

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A hiker walks 3 km left then 5 km right. What is the magnitude of total displacement?

Example 8

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Order by magnitude, smallest first: −9,4,−1,6.

Example 9

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A particle goes 6 km north then 8 km east. Find the magnitude of total displacement.

Example 10

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Two displacements: (3,4) then (4,−3). What is the magnitude of the total displacement?

Example 11

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A vector goes (3,4) then (0,−1). What is the magnitude of the total displacement?

Example 12

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Compute the distance between −2 and 5 on the number line.

Example 13

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For which real x is ∣x∣>3?

Example 14

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What is ∣−100∣?

Example 15

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The magnitude of a complex number a+bi is ∣a+bi∣=a2+b2. Find ∣8+6i∣.

Example 16

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Solve ∣x∣=10.

Example 17

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Order by magnitude, smallest first: −12, 5, −8, 3.

Example 18

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Find ∣7−24i∣.

Example 19

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Solve ∣x∣=5 for all real x.

Example 20

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What is the magnitude of the zero vector (0,0)?
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