The operation which does not give you a vector as an output from two vector inputs is ______

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Editor">Editor Staff asked 1 year ago

The operation which does not give you a vector as an output from two vector inputs is ______
 
(a) Dot product
 
(b) Cross product
 
(c) Vector addition
 
(d) Vector subtraction
 
I got this question in semester exam.
 
I want to ask this question from Motion in a Plane in chapter Motion in a Plane of Physics – Class 11
Select the correct answer from above options 
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Editor">Editor Staff answered 1 year ago

The correct option is (a) Dot product
 
For explanation I would say: Vector addition and subtraction give a vector as the output. Cross product also gives a vector as the output. Only Dot product gives a scalar after acting on two vectors.