SOLUTION: If two cars emerge from an intersection, one heading North, the other East, both traveling at 25m/s, will their velocities are not equal?

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Question 343775: If two cars emerge from an intersection, one heading North, the other East, both
traveling at 25m/s, will their velocities are not equal?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Their velocities are not equal because they are traveling in different directions.
Velocity is a vector quantity and in order to have equal velocity they have to match in magnitude (same speed) and direction.