If the final position vector of a moving object has a smaller magnitude than the initial position vector, then the change in the object's position vector has a positive magnitude.

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Emma Roberts

5 June, 10:09

If the final position vector of a moving object has a smaller magnitude than the initial position vector, then the change in the object's position vector has a positive magnitude.

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Glenn Crane · Answer 1

The given statement is absolutely true. this is because magnitude of a vector is always non negative, it can not be zero unless its a zero vector. So, in the given question, final position vector of a moving object has a smaller magnitude than the initial position vector, so, magnitude is neither zero nor negative. Hence, it has a positive magnitude.