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A radar operator tracks a reconnaissance aircraft traveling due east at a constant rate of 450 knots450\text{ knots}. Which of the following physical quantities does this measurement represent?

  1. A
    Speed, because any rate of travel across a distance is a scalar value
  2. Velocity, because it specifies both a magnitude and a direction of motionCevap
  3. C
    Acceleration, because standard navigation units always denote a rate of change
  4. D
    Weight, because aircraft propulsion depends directly on gravitational load

Cevap

Velocity, because the measurement includes both a numerical magnitude and a directional component.
Velocity is a vector quantity that requires both a magnitude (speed) and an explicit directional heading. Because the radar measurement provides both the rate (450 knots450\text{ knots}) and the direction ('due east'), it represents velocity.

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1
Analyze the given physical measurement components
The measurement contains a numerical rate (450 knots450\text{ knots}) and a compass direction (due east).
Determining the correct kinematic quantity requires identifying whether direction is specified alongside magnitude.
2
Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities
Speed is scalar (magnitude only), while velocity is vector (magnitude plus direction).
Since both speed and direction are explicitly stated, the measurement represents velocity.

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Difference between scalar speed and vector velocity in kinematics
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