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    Vector quantities are quantities with both magnitude and direction. Scalar quantities have magnitude only. Vector quantities have magnitude and direction as well. The resultant R is the diagonal of the parallelogram drawn from the point at which the two vectors act.

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    Vector quantities are quantities with both magnitude and direction. Scalar quantities have magnitude only. Vector quantities have magnitude and direction as well. The resultant R is the diagonal of the parallelogram drawn from the point at which the two vectors act.

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    Scalar Vectors

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    Michael Leung
    Vector quantities are quantities with both magnitude and direction. Scalar quantities have magnitude only. Vector quantities have magnitude and direction as well. The resultant R is the diagonal of the parallelogram drawn from the point at which the two vectors act.

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    Scalar and vectors Scalar quantities are quantities with magnitude only.

    Vector quantities are quantities with both magnitude and direction Scalar quantity Distance (d) Speed (v) Time (t) Temperature () Energy (E)/work (W) Power (P) Mass (m) Density () Volume (V) Pressure (p) Electric charge (Q) Vector quantity Displacement (s) Velocity (v) , angular velocity () Acceleration (a) Force (F) Momentum (p) Weight (W) Moment or Torque (T) Gravitational field strength (g) Electric field strength (E) Magnetic field strength or flux density (B) Electric current (I)

    Parallelogram rule: The resultant R is the diagonal of the parallelogram drawn from the point at which the two vectors act. b R a 180-

    F2

    F2 F1 F2

    Rx

    F1

    F1 Ry R

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