vectors and scalars Flashcards

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Vector quantities

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Have size (magnitude) and direction 
Force, Velocity, Displacement, acceleration, momentum
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scalar quantities

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Only have size (magnitude)

Mass, Speed, Distance, Time, Current

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Newtons second law

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F = ma
Force = mass times acceleration
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Parallelogram method of vector addition

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two vectors acting at a point are drawn as the adjacent sides of a parallelogram, their resultant is represented by the diagonal drawn from that point

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Head to tail method of vector addition

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Scale diagram, add head of 1st vector on to the tail of the next vector, resultant from start to finish point

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