Complete Question
A field mouse trying to escape a hawk runs east for 5.0m, darts southeast for 3.0m, then drops 1.0m down a hole into its burrow. What is the magnitude of the net displacement of the mouse?
Answer:
The values is
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The distance it travels eastward is
The distance it travel towards the southeast is
The distance it travel towards the south is
Let x-axis be east
y-axis south
z-axis into the ground
The angle made between east and south is
The displacement toward x-axis is
The displacement toward the y-axis is
Now the overall displacement of the rat is mathematically evaluated as