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Question 46

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For any four points AA, BB, CC and DD, which of the following statements are true?

I. AB→+BC→=AC→\overrightarrow{AB} + \overrightarrow{BC} = \overrightarrow{AC}.

II. AB→−AC→=CB→\overrightarrow{AB} - \overrightarrow{AC} = \overrightarrow{CB}.

III. AB→+BA→=2AB→\overrightarrow{AB} + \overrightarrow{BA} = 2\overrightarrow{AB}.

IV. ∣AB→+BD→∣=∣AB→∣+∣BD→∣\lvert \overrightarrow{AB} + \overrightarrow{BD} \rvert = \lvert \overrightarrow{AB} \rvert + \lvert \overrightarrow{BD} \rvert.

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. I is the triangle law. II: AB→−AC→=(b⃗−a⃗)−(c⃗−a⃗)=b⃗−c⃗=CB→\overrightarrow{AB} - \overrightarrow{AC} = (\vec{b} - \vec{a}) - (\vec{c} - \vec{a}) = \vec{b} - \vec{c} = \overrightarrow{CB}.

  2. III is false: BA→=−AB→\overrightarrow{BA} = -\overrightarrow{AB}, so the sum is 0⃗\vec{0}. IV is false unless BB lies on the segment ADAD: the left side is ∣AD→∣\lvert \overrightarrow{AD} \rvert, a side of triangle ABDABD, which is shorter than the other two sides together.

Worth noting

Magnitudes add only for vectors in the same direction; in general ∣a⃗+b⃗∣≤∣a⃗∣+∣b⃗∣\lvert \vec{a} + \vec{b} \rvert \le \lvert \vec{a} \rvert + \lvert \vec{b} \rvert.

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The triangle law of addition
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