a) Total distance = 300 + 500 = 800 m
b) Relative displacement from starting point = 300 + ( - 500 ) = - 200 m
A person walks 300m toward due east,then turns back and walks 500m toward due west in...
A scout walks 1.5 km due east from camp, then turns left and walks 0.15 km along the arc of a circle centered at the campsite, and finally walks 0.6 km directly toward the camp. (a) How far is the scout from camp at the end of his walk? 0.9 (b) In what direction is the scout's position relative to the campsite? 5.73 X。(clockwise from north) (c) What is the ratio of the final magnitude of the displacement to the...
A person walks 9 m east and then walks 12 m north. what is the magnitude of the displacement relative to where the person starts?
A) a pedestrian walks 100m west then 400m north then 300m east.what is the magnitude and direction of her total displacement? B) A ball thrown straight upward with an initial velocity of 58.8 m/s to reach its maximum height, find the time it takes to come back to the hand, and find the maximum height it reaches C) three forces act on an object f1= 10 N at 53 degrees, f2=10 n at 135 degrees, f3=20 n at 210 degrees...
Sam walks due east at a speed of 1.25 m/s for 475 seconds, turns and walks θ2=54.0 o north of east at a speed of 1.25 m/s for 650 seconds. Sam's trip is depicted in the diagram below FINISH NET d2 NET EAST START Relative to the starting position, in what direction (ByET measured north of east) did Sam finish the walk?
In searching for a boat lost at sea, a Coast Guard cutter leaves a port and travels 45.0 mi due east It then turns 35 north of east and travels another 45.0 mi, and finally turns another 35° toward the west and travels another 45.0 mi What is its displacement from the port? The distance from the port is 119 miles Round to the nearest mile as needed) The direction from the port is north of east Type your answer...
A person walks due south from point A for 500 yards and then due west for 300 yards, arriving at point B. Answer the following questions using complete sentences. 2 points for each correct answer and 2 points for each correct explanation. i. What is the person's displacement from the starting point? How did you calculate this? Be sure to round to the nearest hundredth. ii. From point B, in what direction would the person have to look in order...
Anna walks 44 m due north, 23 m due east, and then 30 m due south. What is the direction (angle in degrees) of her net displacement as measured from the x axis where counterclockwise is the positive direction?
Starting from one oasis, a camel walks 25.0 km in a direction 40˚ south of east, then walks 35.0 km due east, and then 50.0 km in a direction 20˚ west of north to a second oasis. What distance and in what direction must the camel walk straight back from the second to the first oasis? [Include a vector diagram
One afternoon, a couple walks three-fourths of the way around a circular lake, the radius of which is 2.16 km. They start at the west side of the lake and head due south to begin with. (a) What is the distance they travel? (b) What is the magnitude of the couple’s displacement? (c) What is the direction (relative to due east) of the couple’s displacement?
One afternoon, a couple walks three-fourths of the way around a circular lake, the radius of which is 2.19 km. They start at the west side of the lake and head due south to begin with. (a) What is the distance they travel? (b) What is the magnitude of the couple’s displacement? (c) What is the direction (relative to due east) of the couple’s displacement?