Question

Which of the following statement is correct. * (a) The magnitude of a vector is always a scalar, (b) each component of a vector is always a scalar, (c) the total path length is always equal to the magnitude of the displacement vector of a particle (d) None of above

Answer 1

Answer:

) the total path length is always equal to the magnitude of the displacement vector of a particle (d) None of above

Answer 2

Answer:

Option a statement is the correct statement.

Explanation:

• The magnitude of a vector is a number. Hence, it is a scalar.
• Because magnitude is the pure number.