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3 years ago

A car drives 16 miles south and then 12 miles west. what is the magnitude of the car’s displacement?

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Ray Of Light [21]3 years ago

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Answer: 20 miles

Explanation:

saw5 [17]3 years ago

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Answer:

Car's displacement is 20 miles

Explanation:

The shortest path covered by a particle is called its displacement. It is given that, a car drives 16 miles south and then 12 miles west.

From the attached figure, OA = 12 miles

OB = 16 miles

So, their resultant is equal to the displacement, i.e. AB. So,

$AB=\sqrt{OA^2+OB^2}$

$AB=\sqrt{12^2+16^2}$

AB = 20 miles

So, the car's displacement is 20 miles. Hence, this is the required solution.

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