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Vectors: Concept of a vector, vector notation and representation
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A vector quantity is best described as one that has:

  1. direction only
  2. magnitude only
  3. both magnitude and direction
  4. neither magnitude nor direction
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✓ Answer: Cboth magnitude and direction
A vector has both magnitude and direction, which distinguishes it from a scalar. Option A describes a scalar quantity. Option B alone is insufficient to define a vector. Option D describes neither quantity type.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

In vector notation, which of the following correctly represents a vector quantity in print?

  1. a written in plain italic
  2. a written in bold or underlined
  3. a written with a tilde ã
  4. a written with a hat symbol â
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✓ Answer: Ba written in bold or underlined
Vectors are conventionally written in bold typeface (a) or underlined (a) in print to distinguish them from scalar quantities. A plain italic letter denotes a scalar. A hat symbol denotes a unit vector. A tilde is not standard vector notation in CSEC mathematics.
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