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Mutually perpendicular

GCSE Physics · key term

Mutually perpendicular

Definition

Meeting or acting at an angle of 90°.

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Edexcel GCSE Physics · 1PH0

Specification 12.12 · Paper 2

Fleming’s left-hand rule represents these three mutually perpendicular directions.
Revise: Fleming's Left-Hand Rule

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