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VECTORS

Physicalamantities
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TENSORS
VECTORS
SCALARS

Scalars
Those physical
do not
which
quantities
direction and
have any value
numerical
possess only
as scalars
are known
time Charge
mass
eg etc
distance speed
VECTORS
auantities
Those physical or
magnitude
which possess
value
numerical
direction and
which possess
vectors
obeys
the laws of
conclusion
magnitude
vectors passers
direction
obeys laws
vectors
of force
Displacement velocity
eg
momentum
it is
Electric current
as
magnitude
having direction but it is
well as
scalar so
like
added scalar
is a
electric current A
420
quantity In
into
ament
Addition of
donut involves
direction

IN
Fn
d to direction
force is addedaccording
TENSORS
Not in syllabus
H is a generalisation of
and vectors
scalars
and
relate scalars
They
multi directions
lectors in

is a teaser
stress
eg

to
e g

vector then we use symbol


I
velocity
t
eg of
acceleration
Force I
VECTOR CT

DIRECTION
MAGNITUDE
or d
numerical value unit vector

I d
III 2 Cx cap

d G
representation representation
magnitude direction
of of
East
50N acting along
Force
of
symbol 121,50MGBP
IMI UNITVECTOR A

is
It is a vector whose magnitude
it is used
to I and
always equal a vector
to specify
the direction of
is X
It symbol
for unit vectors
mutations
standard the z axis
the X they of
along
I
g

Ift

the x Anis I
2
anis 8
the y
the z axis I
axis
force 100N along the
y
eg of
F l0 N

conclusion

T t unit
2 I vector
vector
magnitude
is
mass 3kg
eg
A particle of 2m Is
with speed Acute its
moving 2 axis
the
along in vector form
momentum
linear
2É 6K
InUÉ
3

mis
No m

FEOMETRICALREPRESENTATIONOFAVECTX
a
geometrically
we represent
arrow
an
hector by

2
direction
to

vector
of
Tail
arrow a magnitude
length of
arrow
direction
direction
of head of
vector
100N force along
eg represent
NE direction geometrically

at Ian 20N
sealing
100N
5am
N F
i

1
É
It e

I
Dat ad cross representation of
vectors in 3 D
0
observer

is to to
rector
Dat
directed
planeof paper
outward

17

tr to
9 Vector is
boss
in inward
plane of paper direction
Additionaltumsrelatedorecter
NEGATIVE OF
OPPOSITE VECTOR OR
A VECTOR C A
with a vector
negative sign
direction
denotes the opposite
whose magnitude
I vector
is
as I but direction
is same
to t
opposite
Ion ft

FT AT FT
Fia FT ad

2
d Gi f 2051
lot 201 301
Ioi
Erectors
are said to be
two vectors
are like
equal when they
and they posses
quantities
and same
same magnitude
direction ie F B

Eiga

for
direction or both differs
are known
vectors then they
as uneaual vectors
100m15

Toomas

loom's
g

the
car is changing
direction its velocity
of
Velocity is changing
is accelerating
body
but without change in speed
If Agm's 20M S

are
VI as directions
VT
not same

PARALLEL VECTORS

OR
COLLINEAR VECTORS

in same direction
avo vectors
vectors
are said to be parallel
their magnitudes may differ

F
If

x
I
t is a the scalar
mass x acceleration
Force
lg
F m

d f

vector
vector
scalar
vectors
I ad I are parallel

eg FT 35

151 3150
PARALLELVECTORI
ANTI

in
Two vectors painting
are said
opposite directions
ad
to be anti parallel
may differ
their magnitudes
I

150
7
x is a

Tet's Eggman
Ta 5
VECTOR It is a vector
NULL
and
with zero magnitude
It is
no specific direction
also as zero vector
known
with symbol
8

Ito
I
AIN
Fat
J
ITIONVECTOR
the
It is a vector denoting
w rt
a
particle
position of aries
reference
origin of
B
y tail of
a

I a
position
vector is
A
fixed at
x origin
y
vector A
Fa position of
Fm position vector of
B
RESITANTVECTOR
the result obtained
It is
or more
addition 2
after of
vectors eg
FtBtEtB

F is known resultant
as of
F B E ad I

Myths

to be orthogonal
are said
each other
to If

B and I
are
I IF

each other
COPLANARVECTORI
vectors are
Three or more

called coplanar
vectors if they
lie in the same plane
t A B E
Be

I Moopanar

with F B E
D is non coplanar
two vectors
Imp
nate Any
taken
are always
together
coplanar
POLAR VECTORS

These have a starting point


in displacement
as case
of
or
they
have a
point of
case force
application
as in
of
IF
j

AE
point of
application
AN AL VECTOR
These represent
rotational
ad are always
effects axis
directed along
the of
rotation
Angular velocity
eg
acceleration
Angular axial
are
tisane etc
vectors
i

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