Question

Letícia leaves the grocery store and walks 150. 0 m to the parking lot. Then, she turns 90° to the right and walks an additional 70. 0 m to her car. What is the magnitude of the displacement of her car from the grocery store exit? round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

d = displacement

a triangle, displacement = hypotenuse = phytagoras

$\tt d=\sqrt{70^2+150^2}=165.5~m$

Answer 2

165.5 m is the answer