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3 years ago

What is the magnitude of your displacement when you follow directions that tell you to walk 100.0m north, then 25.0m East?

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atroni [7]3 years ago

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Answer:

Displacement from the starting position is 103.21m

Explanation:

If you draw these directions, it will create the two legs of a triangle.

Using this method, you can visualize why your displacement is what it is.

Using the pythagorean theorem

${a}^{2} + {b}^{2} = {c}^{2}$

Plug in both values

${100m}^{2} + {25m}^{2} = {c}^{2}$

$c = \sqrt{10652}$

c = 103.2085

c= 103.21

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