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OpenStudy (hba):

What is the unit of a unit vector?

OpenStudy (hba):

@ghazi @ParthKohli

Parth (parthkohli):

\(\hat i\), \(\hat j\) and \(\hat k\)...?

Parth (parthkohli):

Are do you mean to ask what a unit vector is? It's a vector with magnitude \(1\).

OpenStudy (hba):

Nah I am asking what is the unit of a unit vector -_-

Parth (parthkohli):

Then I posted it right there.

OpenStudy (dls):

nothing

OpenStudy (hba):

i,j and k are the components.

OpenStudy (dls):

It doesn't have a unit,just shows the direction

OpenStudy (hba):

@DLS You are right.

OpenStudy (hba):

A medal for you ;)

Parth (parthkohli):

O_O It has a magnitude too.

OpenStudy (dls):

1

Parth (parthkohli):

I know, so what would the unit of that 1 be?

OpenStudy (dls):

Didn't get you?

Parth (parthkohli):

The magnitude is 1... centimeter? :-P

OpenStudy (dls):

\[\frac{\Delta L}{L}\] Tell me the unit of this?

Parth (parthkohli):

\[\dfrac{\Delta \cancel L }{\cancel L} = \Delta\]XD

Parth (parthkohli):

Beta, aur karo dimensional analysis. Got it :-P

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