Vectors have both magnitude and direction, unlike scalars which only have magnitude. There are two types of vectors: polar vectors which have a starting point or point of application, and axial vectors which represent rotational effects. Some examples of vector quantities are displacement, velocity, force, electric field, and angular momentum. A vector can also be the negative of another vector, with opposite direction but equal magnitude, or a zero vector with no magnitude or direction.
Vectors have both magnitude and direction, unlike scalars which only have magnitude. There are two types of vectors: polar vectors which have a starting point or point of application, and axial vectors which represent rotational effects. Some examples of vector quantities are displacement, velocity, force, electric field, and angular momentum. A vector can also be the negative of another vector, with opposite direction but equal magnitude, or a zero vector with no magnitude or direction.
Vectors have both magnitude and direction, unlike scalars which only have magnitude. There are two types of vectors: polar vectors which have a starting point or point of application, and axial vectors which represent rotational effects. Some examples of vector quantities are displacement, velocity, force, electric field, and angular momentum. A vector can also be the negative of another vector, with opposite direction but equal magnitude, or a zero vector with no magnitude or direction.
The physical quantities are two types : scalar and vector. 1.1 Scaler quantities : The quantities which have only magnitude, and no direction, are called ‘scalar quan- tities’, e.g. mass, distance, time, speed, volume, density, pressure, work, energy, power, charge, electric current, temperature, potential, specific heat, frequency etc. 1.2 Vector quantities : Certain quantities have both magnitude and direction, e.g. position, displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, weight, momentum, impulse, electric field, magnetic field, current density, etc. Such quantities are called ‘vector quantities’ 2. TYPES OF VECTOR (a) Polar - Vectors : have starting point (like displacement) or a point of application (like force) Ex. 0 A nt (b) Axial - Vectors : Rotational effects are represented by axial vectors. They are eme c along axis of rotation, direction denoted by right hand thumb rule or right hand screw is pla O θ D rule. Starting Ex. Angular displacement, angular velocity, torque, angular momentum. point
3. SOME OTHER TYPES OF VECTOR
[a] Negative of a vector : It has direction just opposite to given vector and have same magnitude fig.(a)
fig. (a) fig. (b) fig. (c) fig. (d)
[b] Zero vector or null vector : A vector will zero magnitude having no specific direction is called zero vector fig.(b) → → (i) Multiplying a vector by zero. i.e. 0( A ) = 0 → → → (ii) By adding a negative vector to the given vector. A + ( − A ) = 0