Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

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Addition and Subtraction of Vectors: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as algebra of vector quantities, multiplying a vector by a real number, subtraction of vectors, triangle law of addition of vectors, and parallelogram law of addition of vectors.

Important Questions on Addition and Subtraction of Vectors

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A bus is moving on a straight road towards north with a uniform speed of  50 km h1  turns through   90° anticlockwise. If the speed remains unchanged after turning , the increase in the velocity of bus in the turning process is:

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If two forces of magnitude 4 kN and 8 kN act on a body, then their minimum resultant is 

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If  V1 = 3i ^ +4j ^+k^ and V2 = i ^ -j ^-k^ then determine magnitude of V1 +V2.

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The vectors A and B are two mutually perpendicular vectors. Their dot product remains the same when the magnitude of A becomes three times its previous value.

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How many minimum numbers of vectors of unequal magnitudes are required to give zero resultant?

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The square of resultant of two equal forces is three times their product. Angle between the forces is

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Let the vectors PQ, QR, RS, ST, TU and UP represent the sides of a regular hexagon.

Statement I: PQ×RS+ST0

Statement II: PQ×RS=0 and PQ×ST0

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If a,b and c are unit vectors, then a-b2+b-c2+c-a2 does not exceed.