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Why distance is a scalar quantity?

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a

It does not give the speed of an object.

b

It has only magnitude but no direction.

c

It has only direction but no magnitude.

d

It has both magnitude and direction.

answer is A.

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Distance is a scalar quantity because it has only magnitude but no direction.

A scalar quantity is nothing but a physical quantity which has only magnitude and no direction is said to be a scalar quantity.

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