Lesson 3: Vector and Vector Addition

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scalar

  • A physical quantity that has only a magnitude (size).

  • Ex. A person buys a tub of margarine which is labelled with a mass of 500g.

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scalar

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vector

  • A physical quantity that has both a magnitude and direction

  • It tells you how much of something there is and its direction.

  • Example: 100 km/h, E

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vector

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resultant vector

The sum of two or more vectors.

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vector addition

The process of combining or adding two or more vectors to give a single vector.