NEET-XII-Physics

02: Physics and Mathematics

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  • #1
    A vector is not changed if
    -(a) it is rotated through an arbitrary angle
    (b) it is multiplied by an arbitrary scalar
    (c) it is cross multiplied by a unit vector
    (d) it is slid parallel to itself.
    digAnsr:   d
    Ans : (d) it is slid parallel to itself.
    A vector is defined by its magnitude and direction. If we slide it to a parallel position to itself, then none of the given parameters, which define the vector, will change.
    Let the magnitude of a displacement vector (`` \stackrel{\to }{A}``) directed towards the north be 5 metres. If we slide it parallel to itself, then the direction and magnitude will not change.
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