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A north-east wind blowing steadily at a speed of 30 km/h has magnitude (30 km/h) and direction (bearing 225°) and the velocity of the wind is a vector. Displacement, acceleration and force are vector quantities, and we are studying the theory of vectors here because the mathematics of one type of vector can be applied to every other vector.
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Perry, O., Perry, J. (1982). Vectors. In: Mastering Mathematics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16709-8_22
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