Chapter 1

Summary
Displacement is the distance travelled in a particular direction.
Velocity is dened by the word equation
velocity =

displacement
time taken

The gradient of a displacementtime graph is equal to velocity:

v=

s
t

Distance and speed are scalar quantities. A scalar quantity has only magnitude.
Displacement and velocity are vector quantities. A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction.
Vector quantities may be combined by vector addition to nd their resultant.

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