Question

is the sum of two equal and opposite vectors a scaler or vector quantity? what is its name?

Answer 1

in
Math

Vectors
in
Physics

2D
Coordinates

3D
Coordinates

Representing
Vector
Quantities

Adding
Vectors

Products
of
Vectors

Vector
Fields



Marianne Breinig

The University of Tennessee,

Department of Physics and Astronomy

A vector can be multiplied by a scalar. The components of the vector are multiplied by the scalar and the result is a scaled vector which in the same direction as the original vector if the scalar is positive, or in the opposite direction if the scalar is negative.
A vector can also be multiplied by another vector. Two types of vector multiplications have been defined, the scalar product and the vector product.