Question

5. Is the following measurement, 9.7 x 104 km East, a vector quantity or a scalar
quantity?

Answer 1

Vector quantity

Step-by-step explanation:

What is a vector quantity?

-> A vector quantity has both direction and magnitude

What is scalar quantity?

-> S scalar quantity has only magnitude

[] Based on these definitions, 9.7 x 104 km East is a vector quantity because it includes a direction, East.

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