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the speedodemeter of a car moving northward reads 60 km/hr. it passes another car that travels south at 60 km/hr. do both cars have the same speed and velocity?

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Step-by-step explanation:

As the magnitude (absolute numerical value) of both cars are equal, they both have the same speed.

But, as they are travelling in opposite ways, they have different directions. Hence, they have different velocities.

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It passes another car that travels southward at 60 km/h. Do both cars have the same speed? Do they have the same velocity? Answer: Both cars have the same speed, but they have opposite velocities because they are moving in opposite directions.

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