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Velocity is a vector quantity but speed is a scalar quantity.
State how a vector quantity differs from a scalar quantity.
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Underline all the vector quantities: acceleration, distance, energy, mass, momentum, temperature.
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Velocity is a vector quantity but speed is a scalar quantity.
In Fig. 1.1 a passenger runs at 2.4 m/s due north across a ship travelling at 6.8 m/s due east. Determine the passenger’s resultant velocity, including its direction relative to due north. Show your method.
In Fig. 1.1 a passenger runs at 2.4 m/s due north across a ship travelling at 6.8 m/s due east. Determine the passenger’s resultant velocity, including its direction relative to due north. Show your method.
Fig. 1.1
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5054/22/O/N/23Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Paper 2 variant 2 · Question 1