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posted by  RN on 6/2/2008 9:09:41 PM  |  status: Live  

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Which of these is not a vector?
angular velocity, angular momentum, torque or angle?
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posted by Altair on 6/2/2008 9:11:24 PM  |  status: Live
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angular velocity, angular momentum, torque  are vectors and angle is not vector

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posted by A-Rod 7821 on 6/3/2008 12:42:33 PM  |  status: Live
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Angular Velocity, angular momentum, and torque are all  vector quantities with a magnitude and direction. Angle is a scalar quantity with a magnitude but no direction.
 
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posted by Bpanda on 6/3/2008 12:53:45 PM  |  status: Live
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angle is not a vector
 
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posted by CramminSince88 on 6/3/2008 4:45:05 PM  |  status: Live
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angle, because it doesn't have a direction
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posted by John Walker on 7/1/2008 2:23:57 PM  |  status: Live
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angular velocity
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