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1 Feb 2012 22:16:20 IST

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which of the following is correct?(a)two forces are added using triangle rule because force is a vector quantity..(b)force is a vector quantity because two forces are added using triangle rule

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Pawan B Joshi

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1 Feb 2012 22:26:40 IST

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Choice (a). As force is a vector because it has direction, and hence we apply the TLOF. The converse is not plausible.

Parshant Sharma

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1 Feb 2012 23:32:55 IST

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force being a vector quantity is added according to triangle law of vector addition. i will go wid d first option

Viraat Gupta

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12 Feb 2012 04:08:07 IST

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its option a ..... you decide upon the calculation method after knowing the properties of a quantity .. not the vice - versa

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