is there any physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction but does not obey the triangle law of addition? Would it be called a vector?

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Electric current, velocity of light has both magnitude and direction but they do not obey the laws of vector addition. Hence they are scalars.

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is there any physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction but does not obey the triangle law of addition? Would it be called a vector?

Dear Student, Electric current, velocity of light has both magnitude and direction but they do not obey the laws of vector addition. Hence they are scalars. Regards

Dear Student,

Electric current, velocity of light has both magnitude and direction but they do not obey the laws of vector addition. Hence they are scalars.

Regards