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Vectors with a certain magnitude in Mathematica

For a user specified magnitude, is there a way to have Mathematica produce any 3D vector that fits that magnitude?
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How to fix errors in Gram-Schmidt process when using random vectors?

I first make a function to get a random vector on unit sphere in a swath around the equator. That is what the parameter $\gamma$ controls; if $\gamma = 1/2$, the vectors can be chosen anywhere on the ...
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creating vectors with normal distribution of lengths

First consider vectors of unit length, say on the unit sphere. Now I want to give some magnitude to these vectors and I want the magnitude to be chosen from the normal distribution. In one dimension ...