We Say That the Displacement of a Particle Is a Vector

question 37

Multiple Choice

We say that the displacement of a particle is a vector quantity.Our best justification for this assertion is:

• A)displacement can be specified by a magnitude and a direction
• B)operating with displacements according to the rules for manipulating vectors leads to results in agreement with experiments
• C)a displacement is obviously not a scalar
• D)displacement can be specified by three numbers
• E)displacement is associated with motion

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