BRAINCAKEVector Quantities
A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction. Examples include displacement, velocity, acceleration, force and momentum.
A vector can be represented by an arrow drawn to scale. The length of the arrow represents the magnitude of the vector and the direction of the arrow shows its direction.
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