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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Tuskegee_University/Algebra_Based_Physics_I/02%3A_One-Dimensional_Kinematics/2.03%3A_Vectors%2C_Scalars%2C_and_Coordinate_SystemsA vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. ...A vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. In one-dimensional motion, direction is specified by a plus or minus sign to signify left or right, up or down, and the like.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/02%3A_Kinematics/2.01%3A_DisplacementKinematics is the study of motion without considering its causes. In this chapter, it is limited to motion along a straight line, called one-dimensional motion. Displacement is the change in position ...Kinematics is the study of motion without considering its causes. In this chapter, it is limited to motion along a straight line, called one-dimensional motion. Displacement is the change in position of an object.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Tuskegee_University/Algebra_Based_Physics_I/02%3A_One-Dimensional_Kinematics/2.02%3A_DisplacementKinematics is the study of motion without considering its causes. In this chapter, it is limited to motion along a straight line, called one-dimensional motion. Displacement is the change in position ...Kinematics is the study of motion without considering its causes. In this chapter, it is limited to motion along a straight line, called one-dimensional motion. Displacement is the change in position of an object.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/02%3A_Kinematics/2.02%3A_Vectors_Scalars_and_Coordinate_SystemsA vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. ...A vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. In one-dimensional motion, direction is specified by a plus or minus sign to signify left or right, up or down, and the like.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Coalinga_College/Physical_Science_for_Educators_(CID%3A_PHYS_14)/09%3A_Motion/9.03%3A_Motion_in_One-Dimension/9.3.01%3A_Position_and_DisplacementThe displacement must include a direction because the final position may be either in the positive or negative direction along the number line from the initial position. The displacement is a vector q...The displacement must include a direction because the final position may be either in the positive or negative direction along the number line from the initial position. The displacement is a vector quantity and vectors are discussed in the section "Vectors". This tells us that the displacement of an object is a vector (a quantity that has both magnitude and direction), rather than a scalar (a quantity that has only magnitude).
