A train leaves the station heading north on the tracks. It takes the train 6 seconds to reach 60 miles per hour. It completes the entire 60 mile trip in one hour. Calculate the train's average speed and velocity over the one hour trip. Show your work. Identify if Each of the measurements are a scalar or vector quantity.

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anonymous · Answer

A scalar means there is no direction. If you say "I ran this morning," that's like a scalar.  A vector is a scaler that has a direction, meaning you can figure out which way it is pointing. If you say "I ran to Walmart this morning," that'd be a vector, since you added a direction to your scalar.