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Question Number 16153 by Tinkutara last updated on 18/Jun/17
Is angular displacement a vector  quantity?
$$\mathrm{Is}\:\mathrm{angular}\:\mathrm{displacement}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{vector} \\ $$$$\mathrm{quantity}? \\ $$
Answered by ajfour last updated on 18/Jun/17
only as long as it is very small.
$${only}\:{as}\:{long}\:{as}\:{it}\:{is}\:{very}\:{small}. \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 19/Jun/17
Can you explain please?
$$\mathrm{Can}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{explain}\:\mathrm{please}? \\ $$
Commented by ajfour last updated on 19/Jun/17
only differential angular   displacements add like vectors,  consult a good source, say a text  book. Resnick , Halliday, Krane   Volume I, is a good book, that  i would suggest..
$${only}\:{differential}\:{angular}\: \\ $$$${displacements}\:{add}\:{like}\:{vectors}, \\ $$$${consult}\:{a}\:{good}\:{source},\:{say}\:{a}\:{text} \\ $$$${book}.\:{Resnick}\:,\:{Halliday},\:{Krane}\: \\ $$$${Volume}\:{I},\:{is}\:{a}\:{good}\:{book},\:{that} \\ $$$${i}\:{would}\:{suggest}.. \\ $$
Commented by Tinkutara last updated on 19/Jun/17
Thanks.
$$\mathrm{Thanks}. \\ $$

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