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State with reasons, whether the following algebraic operations with scalar and vector physical quantities are meaningful:
(i) Adding any two scalars (ii) Adding a scalar to a vector of the same dimensions
(iii) Multiplying any vector by any scalar (iv) Multiplying any two scalars
(v) Adding any two vectors

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Only (c ) and (d) are permissible
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