Question

A car drives 215 km east and then 45 km north. What is the magnitude of the car’s displacement? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

Displacement = (straight-line distance between the start point and end point) .

Since the road east is perpendicular to the road north,
the car drove two legs of a right triangle, and the magnitude
of its final displacement is the hypotenuse of the triangle.

    Length of the hypotenuse = √ (215² + 45²)

                                              =  √ (46,225 + 2,025)

                                              =   √ 48,250

                                              =       219.7 miles .

Answer 2

Answer:

220 km

Explanation: