alleryA vector whose initial and terminal points coincide is a:
AUnit vector
BFree vector
CEqual vector
DZero vector
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Zero vector
1. If the start and the end are the same point, no length is covered.
2. Such a vector is called the zero vector, or null vector.
3. It is written as 0.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Part II, Chapter 10, Vector Algebra._
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