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Momentum is a vector quantity because velocity is a vector quantity.
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Is it true that momentum is a vector quantity because velocity is a vector quantity?
Yes. Momentum is a vector quantity because it is calculated as the product of an object's mass (a scalar) and its velocity (a vector).
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Wikipedia: Momentum. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momentum
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Wikipedia: Velocity. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity
States momentum is a vector property based on mass and velocity.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 5.09%3A Energy and Momentum. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Madera_Community_College/Concepts_of_Physical_Science/05%3A_Work_and_Energy/5.09%3A_Energy_and_Momentum
Explicitly states momentum is a vector quantity since velocity is.
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OpenStax: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1: 9.1 Linear Momentum. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-1/pages/65334904-2c57-4f2c-881e-3983fcac32e3@
Explains that momentum is a vector quantity because it depends on velocity.
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Wikibooks: Wikibooks: FHSST Physics/Momentum. (n.d.). Wikibooks. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/FHSST_Physics/Momentum
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