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Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration in 2-Dimensions

Recall: In 1-dimension, the vector nature of velocity and acceleration is taken into account by the sign (positive or negative) of the quantity. In 2-dimensions we must use 2 components to specify a velocity or acceleration vector.



 

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