Sorthe chage istrbution shown at right, what is the vector sum of the forces evertee on particle 3 two metal rods a and b are initially lying end to end on a wooden table and their endsa carrying surplus positive charge is brought close to the middle of rod a (no sparks ju held in place, a person wearing insulating gloves pulls the rods a small distance apar moved far away from the rods a.) do the two rods attract each other, repel each other, or is there no electric force explain. b.) is the surplus charge on each rod positive, negative, or zero? explain.

Is a  vector quantity  that refers to "the rate at which an object changes its position." imagine a person moving rapidly - one step forward and one step back - always returning to the original starting position. while this might result in a frenzy of activity, it would result in a zero velocity. because the person always returns to the original position, the motion would never result in a change in position. since velocity is defined as the rate at which the position changes, this motion results in zero velocity. if a person in motion wishes to maximize their velocity, then that person must make every effort to maximize the amount that they are displaced from their original position. every step must go into moving that person further from where he or she started. for certain, the person should never change directions and begin to return to the starting position.