Position of a particle in a rectangular-co-ordinate system is $(3, 2, 5)$. Then its position vector will be

  • A

    $3\hat i + 5\hat j + 2\hat k$

  • B

    $3\hat i + 2\hat j + 5\hat k$

  • C

    $5\hat i + 3\hat j + 2\hat k$

  • D

    None of these

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