1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Gnoma [55]
3 years ago
15

A person walks 9.0 km directly east and then turns left and heads directly north for 12.0 km. What is his displacement from the

starting position? give the magnitude and direction relative to due east. (treat this as a positive x-axis)
Physics
1 answer:
Readme [11.4K]3 years ago
5 0

Explanation:

Given that,

A person walks 9.0 km directly east and then turns left and heads directly north for 12.0 km.

We need to find his displacement from the starting position.

We know that,

Displacement = shortest path covered

D=\sqrt{9^2+12^2} \\\\D=15\ km

For direction,

\theta=\tan^{-1}(\dfrac{d_y}{d_x})\\\\\theta=\tan^{-1}(\dfrac{12}{9})\\\\= $$53.13^{\circ}

Hence, this is the required solution.

You might be interested in
What does the w mean in w=fxd
Volgvan

Answer:

here w means work done as we can see that it is the formula for work done where f is force and d is distance travelled. Hope it helped :-)

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is the acceleration of a rock at the top of its trajectory when thrown straight upward. explain whether or not the answer i
zvonat [6]

The acceleration of the rock is the gravitational acceleration due to earth which is around 9.8 m/s^2. As the rock travels upwards it is working against the constant force of gravity and when it reaches the top it is the force of gravity that will cause a cause in the direction of the rocks velocity and cause it to accelerate towards earth. Using the equation a = F/m, the acceleration due to gravity exerts a force per unit mass on an object causing the object to accelerate, anything above earth surface will therefore have an external gravitational force action on it (in terms of projectile motion). So at the top of the rocks trajectory, the acceleration of the rock will be g (9.8) as a constant force is gravity is exerted on the rock throughout its path.

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Recoil is noticeable if you throw a heavy ball while standing on roller skates. If instead you go through the motions of throwin
DedPeter [7]

Answer:

Since there is no external force, there is no change (movement) in the center of mass. Internally, the center of mass might change position, but the external result is still zero net velocity.

The net recoil velocity must be zero.

8 0
3 years ago
How much heat is required to increase the temperature of 100.0 grams of iron from 15.0oC to 40.2oC? (The specific heat of iron i
Lesechka [4]
The heat required to increase temp is 1150 j
7 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which are the components of a typical refracting telescope? hints?
Ivenika [448]
<span>covex object and concave eyepiece.</span>
4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Janet wants to find the spring constant of a given spring, so she hangs the spring vertically and attaches a 0.61 kg mass to the
    10·1 answer
  • Can someone help me on question 1?
    14·1 answer
  • Calculate the volume of this regular solid.
    5·2 answers
  • A 1230kg car pushes a 2160kg truck that has a dead battery. When the driver steps on the accelerator, the drive wheels of the ca
    14·2 answers
  • A car accelerates at a rate of 8.8 m/s2 with a force from the tires of 11,968 N.
    12·1 answer
  • The diagram below shows a wave with its wavelength indicated in red.
    12·2 answers
  • Express the relation between m2 , cm2 , mm2 and km2
    9·1 answer
  • A force of 500 N acting on an object of 2 kg displaces it by 3 m. Find the work done by the force and the object's final speed a
    13·1 answer
  • In three to five sentences, identify two components of the control subsystem of a vehicle, and use them to explain why driving c
    15·1 answer
  • As a wave travels through a medium, the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wav
    13·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!