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Standard XII
Physics
Vectors and Its Types
Question

Why is velocity a vector whereas speed is a scalar quantity?
  1. Velocity has both magnitude and direction and speed has only magnitude
  2. Velocity has only magnitude and speed has both magnitude and direction
  3. Velocity has both magnitude and direction and speed has only direction
  4. Velocity has only direction and speed has both magnitude and direction

A
Velocity has only direction and speed has both magnitude and direction
B
Velocity has both magnitude and direction and speed has only direction
C
Velocity has both magnitude and direction and speed has only magnitude
D
Velocity has only magnitude and speed has both magnitude and direction
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Velocity, as a vector, has both magnitude and direction.

Speed, as a scalar, has only magnitude and no direction.

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