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ICSE-VECTORS SCALARS ELEMENTARY CALCULUS -SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
  1. What are the rectangular components of a vector ?

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  2. A given vector vec(v) is multiplied by 3 and -3 . Draw diagram to ill...

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  3. What is difference between multiplying a vector by a real number an...

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  4. What is scalar product of two vectors is vectors ? Why is it called s...

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  5. The scalar produced of two vectors is zerois zero what does it imply...

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  6. Cross product of two vectors is called vector product .Why?

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  7. How will you find the direction of the vector product of two vectors ?

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  8. The vector product of two vectors is a zero vector ? What does it impl...

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  9. vec(A) xx vec(B) not equal to vec(B) xx vec(A) . Why?

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  10. Write down the components of a vector using the three unit vectors ?

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  11. What are the direction cosines ?

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  12. Is commutative law applicable to vector subtraction ?

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  13. What is the condition for magnitude of vec(A) + vec(B) to be equal t...

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  14. What is dot product of two orthogonal vector ?

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  15. If vec(A) xx vec(B) = 0 under the condition vec(A) = 0,vec(B) = 0 what...

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  16. 'Time' , is scalar or vector ?

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  17. Is it possible that dot product of two vectors is zero even if t...

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  18. Force and area are vectors ? Pressure is equal to force (thrust) divi...

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  19. What is the condition for parallelism of two vectors ?

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  20. What is the condition for perpendicularity of two vectors ?

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