Scalars and Vectors
Scalars and Vectors: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Physical Quantity, Scalar Quantity, Algebra of Scalar Quantities, Vector Quantity, Equal Vectors, Algebra of Vector Quantities, Multiplying a Vector by a Real Number, Parallel Vectors, Anti-parallel Vectors, etc.
Important Questions on Scalars and Vectors
A bus is moving on a straight road towards north with a uniform speed of turns through anticlockwise. If the speed remains unchanged after turning , the increase in the velocity of bus in the turning process is:


Convert the vector into a unit vector.

When two right-angled vectors of magnitude combine, what is the magnitude of their resultant?

The magnitude of the vector sum of two vectors is found to be equal to the sum of their magnitudes.

A car travels at an average speed of . After travelling east for it turns and travels north for then east again for . Find its displacement.

Calculate the vector sum of two unit vectors.


Vector has a magnitude of units and makes an angle of with the positive x-axis. Vector has a magnitude of units and makes an angle of with the negative x-axis. What is the magnitude of the resultant between these two vectors?

Six vectors, a through f have the magnitudes and directions indicated in the figure. Which of the following statements is true?

The vectors and are parallel to each other. The values and are respectively

A bus is going due north at a speed of . It makes left turn without changing its speed. The change in the velocity of the bus is

How do you know if vectors are anti-parallel?

Which one of the following physical quantities is not a fundamental quantity?

Physical quantities are classified into two types. There are fundamental and derived quantities.


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

The product of a vector and a real number is a vector . The direction of vector may be opposite to the direction of vector .


