alleryYou slide a vector parallel to itself. The vector:
AReverses itself
BDoubles in size
CVanishes away
DStays unchanged
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Stays unchanged
1. Vectors here have no fixed location.
2. A parallel shift keeps size and direction.
3. So the vector is unchanged.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 4, Motion in a Plane._
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