If a vector's magnitude is zero, then what will be its direction?
If a vector's magnitude is zero, then what will be its direction?
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A vector with zero magnitude is considered a zero vector. Since it has no magnitude, its direction is considered arbitrary. This means the zero vector has no specific direction.
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The Class 12 Three Dimensional Geometry covers several topics, one of them is type of vectors. Students can chek the below given bullet points for type of vectors;
Zero Vector: A vector with zero magnitude and no specific direction.
Unit Vector: A vector with a magnitude of 1, representing only direction.
Position Vector: A vector representing the position of a point in space from the origin.
Direction Vector: A vector indicating the direction of a line in space.
Collinear Vectors: All the vectors whch lies in one line, are called Non-Colinear Vectors
- Non-Collinear Vectors: All the vectors whch are not in one line, are called Non-Coline
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