Answer:
Resultant displacement = 1222.3 m
Angle is 88.3 degree from +X axis.
Explanation:
A = 550 m north
B = 500 m north east
C = 450 m north west
Write in the vector form
A = 550 j
B = 500 (cos 45 i + sin 45 j ) = 353.6 i + 353.6 j
C = 450 ( - cos 45 i + sin 45 j ) = - 318.2 i + 318.2 j
Net displacement is given by
R = (353.6 - 318.2) i + (550 + 353.6 + 318.2) j
R = 35.4 i + 1221.8 j
The magnitude is
The direction is given by