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Which Are The Types of Vectors and Their Characteristics?: 1. Zero Vector or Null Vector

The document discusses 8 types of vectors: zero vector, unit vector, travelling position vector, co-initial vectors, like and unlike vectors, coplanar vectors, collinear vectors, and equal vectors.

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Which Are The Types of Vectors and Their Characteristics?: 1. Zero Vector or Null Vector

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• Which are the types of vectors and their characteristics?

1. Zero Vector or Null Vector


A vector is said to be a Zero Vector when the magnitude of the vector is zero and
the starting point and the endpoint of the vector is the same. For instance, PQ is a
line segment the coordinates of the point P are the same as that of the point Q. A
Zero vector is denoted by 0.  The zero vector doesn’t have any specific direction.

2. Unit Vector
A vector is said to be a unit vector when the magnitude of the vector is 1 unit in
length. Suppose if x is a vector having a magnitude x then the unit vector is
denoted by x̂ in the direction of the vector, and it has a magnitude equal to 1. But
two-unit vectors cannot be equal as they might have different directions.

3. Travelling Position 
Point X taken in the plane is said to be a position vector. It simply denotes the
position. Let OX be a point in a plane concerning its origin. Let us consider O is
taken as reference origin and X is an arbitrary point in the plane then the vector is
called the position vector of the point.

4. Co-Initial Vectors
A vector is said to be a co-initial vector when two or more vectors have the same
starting point, for example, Vectors AB and AC are called co-initial vectors because
they have the same starting point A.

5. Like and Unlike Vectors


The vectors having the same directions are said to be like vectors whereas vectors
having opposite directions are said to be unlike vectors.

6. Coplanar Vectors
Three or more vectors lying in the same plane are known as coplanar vec

7. Collinear Vectors
Vectors that lie in the parallel line or the same line concerning their magnitude and
direction are known to be collinear vectors, also known as parallel vectors.

8. Equal Vectors
Two vectors are said to be equal vectors when they have both direction and
magnitude equal, even if they have different initial points.

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