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The speedometer on a bicycle moving east reads 50 km/h. It passes another bicycle moving west at 50 km/h. Do both bikes have the same speed? Do they have the same velocity?
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To determine whether both bicycles have the same speed or the same velocity, we need to analyze these terms:
1. **Speed** is a scalar quantity representing how fast an object is moving, regardless of its direction. In this case, both bicycles have a speed of 50 km/h. So, yes, both bikes have the same speed.
2. **Velocity** is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. The first bicycle is moving east at 50 km/h, while the second bicycle is moving west at 50 km/h. Since they are moving in opposite directions, their velocities are different.
In summary:
- Both bicycles have the same speed (50 km/h).
- Both bicycles do not have the same velocity (one is east, and the other is west).
1. **Speed** is a scalar quantity representing how fast an object is moving, regardless of its direction. In this case, both bicycles have a speed of 50 km/h. So, yes, both bikes have the same speed.
2. **Velocity** is a vector quantity that includes both speed and direction. The first bicycle is moving east at 50 km/h, while the second bicycle is moving west at 50 km/h. Since they are moving in opposite directions, their velocities are different.
In summary:
- Both bicycles have the same speed (50 km/h).
- Both bicycles do not have the same velocity (one is east, and the other is west).
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