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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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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 resolution of vector?
Spliting up of vector into its rectangular components is called resolution of vector
What is the difference between a resultant vector and a component vector?
Oh, dude, okay, so like, a resultant vector is the overall effect of two or more vectors combined, while a component vector is just one of the vectors that make up the resultant. It's like saying the whole pizza is the resultant, and the pepperoni and cheese slices are the component vectors. So, basically, the resultant is the big picture, and the components are just the pieces that make it up.
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
