Does Metre Affect Vector Outcome in Calculation?

[Googl]

Does having metre in a calculation make the outcome a vector quantity.

 

[Drakkith]

I don't think so. A meter is simply distance, it does not have a direction.

 

[Googl]

I remember reading somewhere for a unit explanation, but just can't find it again that "since metre is involved the unit is a vector quantity"

 

[Vagn]

I remember reading somewhere for a unit explanation, but just can't find it again that "since metre is involved the unit is a vector quantity"

Distance is a scalar quantity though and has the metre as its SI unit, displacement also has metres as its unit but is a vector. The unit isn't relevant to whether something is a vector or not as the absolute value of the vector will be a scalar of the same units.

I think you might be getting mixed up with unit vectors perhaps? I.e. i j and k in Cartesian coordinates.

 

[pmacias]

The presence of metre in a calculation does not necessarily make the outcome a vector quantity. The use of metre as a unit of measurement in a calculation simply indicates a magnitude or quantity of a physical quantity, such as distance or length. A vector quantity, on the other hand, has both magnitude and direction. Therefore, the inclusion of metre in a calculation does not automatically make it a vector quantity. The determination of whether a calculation results in a vector quantity depends on the nature of the physical quantity being calculated and the mathematical operations involved.