Any vector in an arbitrary direction can always be replaced by two (or three)

  • A
    Parallel vectors which have the original vector as their resultant
  • B
    Mutually perpendicular vectors which have the original vector as their resultant
  • C
    Arbitrary vectors which have the original vector as their resultant
  • D
    It is not possible to resolve a vector

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