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Speed is a vector quantity true or false

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

The average speed is the distance (a scalar quantity) per time ratio. Speed is ignorant of direction. On the other hand, velocity is a vector quantity; it is direction-aware.The average velocity is the displacement or position change (a vector quantity) per time ratio.

User Abbiola
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Answer:

FALSE

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there is both magnitude and direction expressed, one would believe that this is likely a displacement

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