Can you add two vectors representing physical quantities having different dimensions?

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The correct option is B
False

Does it make sense to add velocity and displacement or for that sake addition of velocity and acceleration also doesn't make sense.

We cannot add physical quantities with different dimensions.

$10 m / s^{L} + 5 m =$ ?

So how can you add $(10 m / s^{L}^i + 7 m / s^{L}^j) + (5 m^i + 6 m^j) =$ ?

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Can you add two vectors representing physical quantities having different dimensions?

The correct option is B False Does it make sense to add velocity and displacement or for that sake addition of velocity and acceleration also doesn't make sense. We cannot add physical quantities with different dimensions. 10 m/sL+5m=? So how can you add (10 m/sL^i+7m/sL^j)+(5m^i+6m^j)=?