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35.
Moment of inertia is
vector
scalar
phasor
tensor
Answer: Option
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L S SWAMY NAIDU said:   1 decade ago
Scalar quantities have magnitude, vector quantities magnitude and one direction, more than one direction the quantity is called as Tensor (Ex: pressure, stress etc).

Devika said:   7 years ago
As per my knowledge, stress is a tensor quantity. But please explain clearly how pressure be a tensor? Also is it correct that tensor means more than one direction?

Ramesh said:   1 decade ago
The moment of inertia is a scalar, but for movement in three dimensions, such as a spinning top, the moment of inertia becomes a matrix, also called a tensor.

Arjun Bhati said:   1 decade ago
In short, a tensor is basically a "matrix-like" quantity that is independent of any coordinate system, and can be readily expressed in any coordinate system.

Sivaji K said:   6 years ago
Tensor is a quantity which has magnitude but more than one direction.

Ex: Stress, Moment of inertia etc.

Pressure is a scalar quantity not a tensor.

Sabyasachi vatsyayan said:   1 decade ago
Tensor.

Is related with multidimensional. When order is 0 then its be scalar when.
Its 1 its be vector and when it be more than one its tensor.

Komal said:   1 decade ago
Tensor = Magnitude with more than one direction.

Vector = Magnitude with single (one) direction.

So moment of inertia is tension.

Aman srivastava said:   9 years ago
Tensor: Those physical quantity whose magnitude are different in different direction.

So, the moment of inertia is tensor.

Ram said:   9 years ago
Scalar = magnitude and no direction.

Vector = magnitude and one direction.

Tensor = magnitude and different direction.

Shankar said:   1 decade ago
Inertia is an external force which create tension to the object in respect of gravity it can be in any direction.


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