Question

What is magnitude and direction?

Answer 1

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Magnitude is the result of measurement in numerical value like 2Kg, 3 m/s 4 cm2 etc.

And the direction is any specific way straight, forward, backward, east, west, upward, downward etc.

In vector quantities magnitude and direction both are given but in scalar quantity it is not given that in which way or in which direction it is measured so vector quantity tells us result in numerical value in a specified direction which is very helpful like speed and velocity

Speed is scalar whereas velocity is vector beacuse speed does not tells in wchich direction is object going towards but velocity tells that object is traveling in a straight direction or forward direction like a line.

I hope you understand!

Answer 2

 

Magnitude

A one-dimensional scalar is described by its magnitude alone, while a two-dimensional vector is fully described by its magnitude and direction.

Direction

direction tells us which way the vector points. Vector direction can be given in various forms, but is most commonly denoted in degrees