Magnitude of $$$\left\langle 4 \cos{\left(2 t \right)}, - 4 \sin{\left(2 t \right)}, -8\right\rangle$$$

Find the magnitude (length) of $$$\mathbf{\vec{u}} = \left\langle 4 \cos{\left(2 t \right)}, - 4 \sin{\left(2 t \right)}, -8\right\rangle$$$.

The vector magnitude of a vector is given by the formula $$$\mathbf{\left\lvert\vec{u}\right\rvert} = \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n} \left|{u_{i}}\right|^{2}}$$$.

The sum of squares of the absolute values of the coordinates is $$$\left|{4 \cos{\left(2 t \right)}}\right|^{2} + \left|{- 4 \sin{\left(2 t \right)}}\right|^{2} + \left|{-8}\right|^{2} = 16 \sin^{2}{\left(2 t \right)} + 16 \cos^{2}{\left(2 t \right)} + 64.$$$

Therefore, the magnitude of the vector is $$$\mathbf{\left\lvert\vec{u}\right\rvert} = \sqrt{16 \sin^{2}{\left(2 t \right)} + 16 \cos^{2}{\left(2 t \right)} + 64} = 4 \sqrt{5}.$$$

The magnitude is $$$4 \sqrt{5}\approx 8.944271909999159$$$A.