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Which of the following is a vector: a person's height, the altitude on Mt. Everest, the
Chapter 3, Problem 1(choose chapter or problem)
Which of the following is a vector: a person's height, the altitude on Mt. Everest, the age of the Earth, the boiling point of water, the cost of this book, the Earth's population, the acceleration of gravity?
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QUESTION:
Which of the following is a vector: a person's height, the altitude on Mt. Everest, the age of the Earth, the boiling point of water, the cost of this book, the Earth's population, the acceleration of gravity?
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Vector quantity:
If a given quantity has both position (direction) and magnitude, and accepts the law of vector addition, then the quantity is known as a vector quantity.
Scalar quantity:
If a given quantity has only magnitude, then the quantity is known as a scalar quantity.