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Several force vectors all lie along the same straight line. What name is given to vectors like these?
ACo-linear vectors
BComponent vectors
CResultant vectors
DIndependent vectors
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Co-linear vectors
1. Vectors that are parallel can be shifted so that they fall on a single line.
2. Vectors falling on the same line are called co-linear vectors.
3. A resultant is the single vector that replaces a whole group, so that word names the answer to the addition, not the group itself.
4. Components are the parts a single vector is broken into, which is the opposite operation.
_Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 11 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 1: Vectors in two dimensions_