Answer:
The magnitude of the hiker’s displacement is 2.96 km
Explanation:
Let the initial displacement of the hiker, = x = 2km
the final displacement of the hiker, = y = 1.4 km
The resultant of the two vectors, According to Pythagorean theorem is the vector sum of the two vectors.
R' = x' + y'
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