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Classify each quantity as a vector, a scalar, or it cannot be determined. In the figure, Arrow A has a magnitude of 17.4 and makes an angle 0 = 25.7° with the horizontal.

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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Classify each quantity as a vector, a scalar, or it cannot be determined. In the figure, Arrow A has a magnitude of 17.4 and makes
an angle 0 = 25.7° with the horizontal.
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determine
5.00 m
12.6 m/s west
41.7 ft
Arrow A (from
748.0
figure)
А
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