Does the odometer of a car measure a scalar or a vector quantity? What about the speedometer?

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anonymous · Answer

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 · Answer

odometer measures what  ?

anonymous · Answer

distance and speedometer measures speed

anonymous · Answer

so would odometer be vector and speedometer be scalar?

ganeshie8 · Answer

cool :)
is distance a scalar quantity or vector ?

ganeshie8 · Answer

you're half right :|

anonymous · Answer

distance and magnitude are vectors

anonymous · Answer

i dont understand what scalar is

ganeshie8 · Answer

cuz, we can refer them just by saying a number

anonymous · Answer

oh wait direction and magnitude are vectors

ganeshie8 · Answer

here is the thing :-
distance and speed are scalars
displacement and velocity are vectors

ganeshie8 · Answer

a scalar can be specified just by refering to a number / magnitude
but a vector requires direction also to fully represent ..

anonymous · Answer

so they are both scalars?

ganeshie8 · Answer

Correct ! both distance and speed are scalars
so, both odometer and speedometer measure scalar quantities !

anonymous · Answer

ohh okay thank you =D

ganeshie8 · Answer

np :D