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Why are the vector quantities magnitude and direction
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Why are the vector quantities magnitude and direction

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Because, by definition, a vector has to have magnitude and direction. Otherwise, it's not a vector. If it only has magnitude, then it's a scalar, not a vector. Does that help at all?
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Because color, cost, temperature, weight, and age
don't tell you enough about the motion.


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