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Any vector can be "decomposed" into components along any two non-parallel directions. In particular, a vector may be decomposed along a pair (more in higher dimensional spaces) of orthogonal directions. Orthogonal means at right angles and so you have the original vector split up into components that are at right angles to each other - for example, along the x-axis and the y-axis. These components are the rectangular components of the original vector.
The reason for doing this is that vectors acting at right angles to one another do not affect one another.
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What is the difference between a resultant vector and a component vector?
The resultant vector describes the complete vector, magnitude and direction; while the component vector describes a single component of a vector, like the x-component. If the resultant vector has only one component, the resultant and the component are the same and there is no difference.t
Can a vector have a component greater than the magnitude of vector?
no a vector cannot have a component greater than the magnitude of vector
What is meant by rectangular unit vector?
A unit vector has a length (magnitude) equal to 1 (one unit). A rectangular vector is a coordinate vector specified by components that define a rectangle (or rectangular prism in three dimensions, and similar shapes in greater dimensions). The starting point and terminal point of the vector lie at opposite ends of the rectangle (or prism, etc.).
Is a scalar a component of a vector?
Answer: A vector is always the product of 2 scalars
How resolution of vector is used in applying the component methods in adding vectors?
The related question has a nice detail of this. Each vector is resolved into component vectors. For 2-dimensions, it is an x-component and a y-component. Then the respective components are added. These added components make up the resultant vector.
If one of the rectangular component of a vector is not zero can its magnitude be zero?
No.
How a vector can be express in term of its rectangular component?
A vector can be represented in terms of its rectangular components for example : V= Ix + Jy + Kz I, J and K are the rectangular vector direction components and x, y and z are the scalar measures along the components.
Is it possible to add a vector quantity?
there are two simple methods to add vector. 1. head to tail rule. 2.by rectangular component method.
What is the difference between a resultant vector and a component vector?
The resultant vector describes the complete vector, magnitude and direction; while the component vector describes a single component of a vector, like the x-component. If the resultant vector has only one component, the resultant and the component are the same and there is no difference.t
Can a vector have a component greater than the magnitude of vector?
no a vector cannot have a component greater than the magnitude of vector
Will a vector be zero if anyone of its component is zero?
If any component of a vector is not zero, then the vector is not zero.
Vector component greater than the vectors magnitude?
can a vector have a component greater than the vector magnitude
What are vector components?
prrpendicular projections of a vector called component of vector
Can a vector have a component greater than the vector's magnitude?
No.
Can a vector have a component greater than the magnitude of the vector?
No.
Can a component of vector greater than vector magnitude?
No.
How a vector can be expressed polar component?
I will assume a vector in a plane - in two dimensions. The idea of polar coordinates is that the vector is expressed as its length, and an angle. If you already have the vector in rectangular coordinates, i.e. the x and y components, most scientific calculators have a function that might be labelled R->P, to convert from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates. Otherwise, use basic trigonometry - but using the specialized function is much faster, if your calculator has it.
