As a vector, displacement has which qualities? magnitude only, direction only, magnitude and direction, neither magnitude or direction

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Leah Burgess

30 April, 16:10

As a vector, displacement has which qualities? magnitude only, direction only, magnitude and direction, neither magnitude or direction

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Gustavo Chandler · Answer 1

In physical science, there are two types of quantity: scalar and vector. While scalar quantities only include the magnitude, vector quantities include both the magnitude and the direction. Displacement is an example of vector quantities. Therefore, it includes magnitude and direction.