Question

A hiker walks 200 m west and then walks 100 m north. In what direction is her resulting displacement?a. northb. westc. northwestd. None of the answers is correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option (C) is correct.

Explanation:

Assuming that the hiker starts walking from the origin O as shown in the figure.

First, he walks 200 m west to point A (say), then he walks 100 m north to the final point B (say) as shown in the figure.

The final point B is in the north-west direction, therefore, the resulting point is in the north-west direction.

Hence, option (C) is correct.