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Meaning of vector quantity

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Professional rugby players wear a tracking device that measures their velocity and acceleration. Figure 2 shows a player wearing a tracking device. The player is tackling another player who is running with the ball.

Black-and-white photograph of two rugby players. One player is tackling another player who is carrying the ball. An arrow label points to a tracking device on the tackling player's upper back.

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Black-and-white photograph of two rugby players. One player is tackling another player who is carrying the ball. An arrow label points to a tracking device on the tackling player's upper back.
Figure 2

Velocity and acceleration are both vector quantities.

What is a vector quantity?

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  1. 1 Select the definition that a vector quantity has both magnitude and direction.

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A quantity with both magnitude and direction.

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A quantity with magnitude only

A quantity with magnitude only is a scalar, not a vector.

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