Duration of a flight is simply a magnitude and there is no direction so it is a scalar.
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A scalar is a magnitude that doesn't specify a direction. A vector is a magnitude where the direction is important and is specified.
The scalar product of two perpendicular vectors is zero.In classical mechanics we define the scalar product between two vector a and b as:a · b = |a| |b| cos(alpha)where |a| is the modulus of vector a and alpha is the angle between vectors a and b.If two vectors are perpendicular, alpha equals 90º (or PI/2 rad) and cosine of alpha is, consequently, zero.So finally a · b = 0.
Since you can represent that with a single number, it isn't a vector - just a scalar.
A scalar times a vector is a vector.
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Time period is a scalar quantity because it only has magnitude and no direction. It is simply a measure of the duration of time and does not have associated direction.
Yes, you can add a scalar to a vector by adding the scalar value to each component of the vector.
When multiplying a vector by a scalar, each component of the vector is multiplied by the scalar. This operation changes the magnitude of the vector but not its direction. Similarly, dividing a vector by a scalar involves dividing each component of the vector by the scalar.
Time is typically considered a scalar. However, if you are considering yesterday as a negative time from today, then it looks as a vector. -10 hours has the flavor of a vector. This is a one dimensional vector, (+) is forward and (-) is backwards. Others have considered time as a 2 dimensional thing. I am not familiar with those workings (yet).
An earthquake is neither a scalar nor a vector. It is an event.
A scalar multiplied by a vector involves multiplying each component of the vector by the scalar value. This operation scales the vector's magnitude while retaining its direction if the scalar is positive, or reversing its direction if the scalar is negative. The result is a new vector that has the same direction as the original (or the opposite direction if the scalar is negative) but a different magnitude.
Yes, you can multiply a vector by a scalar. The scalar will multiply each component of the vector by the same value, resulting in a new vector with each component scaled by that value.
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