First of all, try it out, to get an intuitive feeling for why this is so. For example, try moving 10 cm in any direction (or any other distance; you can use any unit); then see whether you can go back to the starting point by moving, say, 5 cm - or 20 cm.The reason this doesn't work is related to the fact that the distance back and forth - i.e., from point A to point B, versus from point B to point A - is the same.
No, two vectors of unequal magnitude cannot have a sum of zero. The resultant of adding two vectors is determined both by their magnitudes and directions. If the vectors have unequal magnitudes, the resultant vector will have a magnitude that is at least as large as the larger of the two original vectors.
-- A singe vector with a magnitude of zero produces a zero resultant.-- Two vectors with equal magnitudes and opposite directions produce a zero resultant.
Yes. A vector has magnitude and direction. If the vectors have equal magnitude and directly opposite directions their sum will be zero.
No, the sum of two vectors cannot be equal to either of the vectors. Adding two vectors results in a new vector, with a magnitude and direction that is determined by the individual vectors being added.
The direction of the resultant vector with zero magnitude is indeterminate or undefined because the two equal and opposite vectors cancel each other out completely.
No, two vectors of unequal magnitude cannot have a sum of zero. The resultant of adding two vectors is determined both by their magnitudes and directions. If the vectors have unequal magnitudes, the resultant vector will have a magnitude that is at least as large as the larger of the two original vectors.
The sum of two unequal vectors can not be zero, because we can get minimum magnitude of two vectors when they are in opposite direction and can only get zero magnitude when they are equal in magnitude.................................... Answered by: SAJJAD AHMED(bfps doha Qatar)
No two vectors of unequal magnitude cannot give the sum 0 because for 0 sum the 2 vectors must be equal and in opposite direction
-- A singe vector with a magnitude of zero produces a zero resultant.-- Two vectors with equal magnitudes and opposite directions produce a zero resultant.
Sum of two vectors can only be zero if they are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. So no two vector of unequal magnitude cannot be added to give null vector. Three vectors of equal magnitude and making an angle 120 degrees with each other gives a zero resultant.
The only way that two vectors add up to zero is if they have equal magnitude and opposite direction. If the magnitudes are not equal then no, they cannot give a zero resultant.
Yes. Vectors contain both magnitude and direction. Graphically three vectors of equal magnitude added together with a zero sum would be an equilateral triangle.
No.
No.
Yes. A vector has magnitude and direction. If the vectors have equal magnitude and directly opposite directions their sum will be zero.
-- The minimum magnitude that can result from the combination of two vectors is the difference between their magnitudes. If their magnitudes are different, then they can't combine to produce zero. -- But three or more vectors with different magnitudes can combine to produce a zero magnitude.
No.