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Question
Does the speedometer of a car measure speed or velocity? Explain.
Step-by-Step Solution
Verified Answer
A speedometer will only measure the car’s speed and not the car’s velocity.
1Step 1: Speedometer
A speedometer is a device that is used to measure speed.
2Step 2: Explanation
As we know that velocity is the vector quantity because it contains direction and speed, but the speedometer only measures the speed, not the direction of the car’s velocity.
So, we can say that the speedometer measure speed of the car and will not measure the velocity of the car.
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