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Can You Add Two Vectors Representing Physical Quantities Having Different Dimensions? Can You Multiply Two Vectors Representing Physical Quantities Having Different Dimensions?

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Can you add two vectors representing physical quantities having different dimensions? Can you multiply two vectors representing physical quantities having different dimensions?

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No, we cannot add two vectors representing physical quantities of different dimensions. However, we can multiply two vectors representing physical quantities with different dimensions.
Example: Torque,

\[\vec{\tau} = \vec{r} \times \vec{F}\]
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पाठ 2: Physics and Mathematics - Short Answers [पृष्ठ २८]

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