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Do Two cars traveling the same speed in opposite directions have the same velocity?
No, because velocity includes direction as well as speed.In order for the velocities to be the same, they would have to go the same speed in the same direction.
One car travels due to east at 40km per h and a second car travels north at 40km per h are their velocities equal?
No. "Velocity" includes a magnitude and a direction. If any of the two are different, then the velocities are also different.
Is the velocity of one car traveling 40 km per hour east the same as a car traveling 40 km per hour south?
No. The speed is the same, the velocity is not. The term "velocity" includes the indication of the direction. Two velocities are the same if they have the same magnitude (e.g., both are 40 km/hour), AND the same direction.No. The speed is the same, the velocity is not. The term "velocity" includes the indication of the direction. Two velocities are the same if they have the same magnitude (e.g., both are 40 km/hour), AND the same direction.No. The speed is the same, the velocity is not. The term "velocity" includes the indication of the direction. Two velocities are the same if they have the same magnitude (e.g., both are 40 km/hour), AND the same direction.No. The speed is the same, the velocity is not. The term "velocity" includes the indication of the direction. Two velocities are the same if they have the same magnitude (e.g., both are 40 km/hour), AND the same direction.
Suppose you walk toward a mirror at 2 meters per second How fast do you and your image approach each other The answer is not 2ms?
The previous answer is incorrect. The image in the mirror will be coming toward you, the object, at the same speed that you are going. This means that you simply multiply your speed by two (ie you are adding the two equal velocities together). 2 m/s + 2 m/s = 4 m/s
If a car is traveling north at 100 kilometers per hour and another car is traveling in the opposite direction at the same speed Are their velocities the same?
No. Velocity includes a directional component. If the two were of the same mass and collided head-on, their velocities (being in the reverse directions) would cancel out.
