Vector Qs: Football, Month, Book?

[Hitsaguya]

Physics Vectors Help!

Homework Statement

Which of the following quantities (if any) can be considered a vector? (Select all that apply.)

1. the number of people attending a football game

2. the number of days in a month

3. the number of pages in a book

4. none of the above

Homework Equations

A vector has Magnitude and Direction.

The Attempt at a Solution

 

[rock.freak667]

Homework Equations

A vector has Magnitude and Direction.

With this definition in mind, do any of those have both magnitude and direction?

 

[Hitsaguya]

Well #1 I am not sure about, but #2 adn #3 i kno don't deal with direction right? I'm pretty sure they all have magnitude because they all deal with numbers.

 

[rock.freak667]

Well #1 I am not sure about, but #2 adn #3 i kno don't deal with direction right? I'm pretty sure they all have magnitude because they all deal with numbers.

Yes 2 and 3 are just magnitudes.

But if you are confused with 1, just ask yourself this, do you normally say "the number of people attending a football game at 37 degrees to the x-axis"?

 

[MHD93]

at 37 degrees to the x-axis

Maybe. who knows?