Forces, vectors and free body diagrams

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Question 16
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An engineer analyzing the tension in the cable of a harbor crane completes a design report.

Use words from the box below to complete the sentences from their report.

| direction | mass | magnitude | scalar | tension | vector |

a.

The pull of the cable is a vector quantity, meaning it is fully characterized by both a direction and a _____.

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b.

The mass of the cargo is a _____ quantity, as it possesses magnitude but no direction.

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