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Collinear vectors are vectors that:

Answer: Are parallel (lie along the same or parallel lines).

  • A Have exactly the same magnitude but any direction
  • B Are perpendicular, meeting at a right angle
  • C Have zero magnitude, making them null vectors
  • D Are parallel (lie along the same or parallel lines)

Correct answer: D. Are parallel (lie along the same or parallel lines)

Explanation: Collinear vectors lie along the same line or parallel lines. One is a scalar multiple of the other.

xya (4,1)b (2,3)a + b (6,4)

Triangle law of vector addition: placing vector b at the head of vector a, the diagonal from the start to the final head gives the resultant a + b.

Concept context

Vectors, dot product, cross product, and geometric applications

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