QuestionVectors and scalars
How do the scalar quantities differ from the vector quantities?
- (a) The only difference between the two quantities is that a scalar quantity includes magnitude only, whereas a vector quantity includes both magnitude as well as direction
- (b) Both the quantities include direction and magnitude. Scalar quantities can be combined using the rules of ordinary algebra, whereas vector quantities can be combined using the rules of vector algebra
- (c) A scalar quantity includes magnitude only, whereas a vector quantity includes both magnitude and direction, and both the quantities can be combined using the rules of ordinary algebra
- (d) A scalar quantity includes magnitude only and scalar quantities can be combined using the rules of ordinary algebra, whereas a vector quantity includes both magnitude and direction, and vector quantities can be combined using the rules of vector algebra
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