what are the different types of vectors ?
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31st Mar, 2020
Hello Student ,
DIFFERENT TYPES OF VECTOR
- Equal Vector : Two vectors are said to be equal if their magnitude and direction are equal
- Negative Vector : Negative of a vector is the vector of same magnitude but opposite direction. When a vector is added to its negative vector resultant is null vector.
- Null Vector or Zero Vector : It is a vector whose magnitude is zero and direction is undetermined.
- Real or Polar Vector : If the direction of a vector is independent of the change of coordinate system then it is called polar vector.(Ex - linear momentum, linear velocity)
- Pseudo or Axial Vector : Vector associated with rotation about an axis and whose direction changes with a change in coordinate system.
- Unit Vector : Vector whose magnitude is unity.Orthogonal unit vectors are i , j and k .
- Position Vector : It is a vector that represents the position of a particle with respect to origin of a coordinate system. The vector does not change if the coordinate system is rotated with respect to original coordinate system,but its components change.
Hope this helps.
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