Adding and Subtracting Scalar Quantities

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Adding scalars

Add their magnitudes

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Resultant from adding scalars

Resultant scalar magnitude is the sum of the magnitude of the two original scalars

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Subtracting scalars

Subtract their magnitudes

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Resultant from subtracting scalars

Resultant scalar magnitude is the difference between the two original scalars

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Units when adding and subtracting scalar quantities

The units remain the same