is a building's height a vector? because it's going in an upward direction right...? unless there are slanted buildings... or is that just considered scalar?
2007-09-06 18:24:56 · 4 answers · asked by C Y 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If you are talking about a physical point in space, yes, it is a vector. If you are talking about the length of an object, i.e. height is upwards length, then, no. For instance if you are thinking of
V = mgh
F = -d/dh(V) or -mg, meaning it points in the opposite direction of h, in this case h is a vector even if it is our 1-d coordinate.
2007-09-06 19:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by supastremph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All height is a scalar quantity. Height does not "go" in an upward direction; in fact, it doesn't go anywhere--in more precise language, height does not indicate any movement along an axis system, which means it is a scalar quantity.
2007-09-06 18:35:00 · answer #2 · answered by TripleXTrina 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Height is scalar because you cant have a negative height right....? You should be more concerned about the displacement from the ground.
2007-09-06 18:31:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Potential Energy= mg (Height)
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V^2 = 2 g h ( maximum height)
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2007-09-06 18:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by Tuncay U 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋