Examine the scenario.

A car starts from rest and uniformly accelerates to a speed of 30 mi/h in 6 s. The car moves north the entire time.

Which option correctly lists a vector quantity from the scenario?

distance: 30 mi

acceleration: 5 mi/h/s north

speed: 30 mi/h

velocity: 5 mi/h/s north

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Ariel Blackwell

Mathematics

1 December, 09:50

Examine the scenario.

A car starts from rest and uniformly accelerates to a speed of 30 mi/h in 6 s. The car moves north the entire time.

Which option correctly lists a vector quantity from the scenario?

distance: 30 mi

acceleration: 5 mi/h/s north

speed: 30 mi/h

velocity: 5 mi/h/s north

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Holden Johnson · Answer 1

acceleration: 5 mi/h/s north

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance and speed are not vector quantities. (There is no direction associated with them.)

The units of velocity are distance/time, not distance/time², so that choice is incorrect.

The correctly described vector is that of acceleration.

Examine the scenario.A car starts from rest and uniformly accelerates to a speed of 30 mi/h in 6 s. The car moves north the entire time.Which option correctly lists a vector quantity from the scenario?distance: 30 miacceleration: 5 mi/h/s northspeed: 30 mi/hvelocity: 5 mi/h/s north

Examine the scenario.

A car starts from rest and uniformly accelerates to a speed of 30 mi/h in 6 s. The car moves north the entire time.

Which option correctly lists a vector quantity from the scenario?

distance: 30 mi

acceleration: 5 mi/h/s north

speed: 30 mi/h

velocity: 5 mi/h/s north