A delivery man starts at the post office, drives 35 km north, then 25 km west, then 50 km northeast, and finally 35 km north to stop for lunch. Use the analytical method tadetermine the following. (Assume the +x-axis is to the east and the +y-axis is to the north.)(a) Find his net displacement vector (in km).km(b) How far is the restaurant from the post office (in km)? (Give the straight-line distance.)km(e) If he returns directly from the restaurant to the post office, what is his displacement vector (in km) on the return trip?retkm(d) What is his compass heading on the return trip? (Give your answer in degrees counterclockwise from the east axis.)counterciockwise from the east axis

First leg of displacement of delivery man (d1) = 35 Km due north Second leg of displacement of…

A delivery man starts at the post office, drives 35 km north, then 25 km west, then 50 km northeast, and finally 35 km north to stop for lunch. Use the analytical method determine the following. (Assume the +xaxis is to the east and the +y-axis is to the north.) (a) Find his net displacement vector (in km). km (b) How far is the restaurant from the post ofice (in km)? (Give the straight-ine distance) km (e) If he returns directly from the restaurant to the post office, what is his displacement vector (in km) on the return trip? km (d) What is his compass heading on the return trip? (Give your answer in degrees countercockwise from the east axis.) *countercockwise from the east axis

A delivery man starts at the post office, drives 35 km north, then 25 km west, then 50 km northeast, and finally 35 km north to stop for lunch. Use the analytical method determine the following. (Assume the +xaxis is to the east and the +y-axis is to the north.) (a) Find his net displacement vector (in km). km (b) How far is the restaurant from the post ofice (in km)? (Give the straight-ine distance) km (e) If he returns directly from the restaurant to the post office, what is his displacement vector (in km) on the return trip? km (d) What is his compass heading on the return trip? (Give your answer in degrees countercockwise from the east axis.) *countercockwise from the east axis

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A delivery man starts at the post office, drives 35 km north, then 25 km west, then 50 km northeast, and finally 35 km north to stop for lunch. Use the analytical method ta
determine the following. (Assume the +x-axis is to the east and the +y-axis is to the north.)
(a) Find his net displacement vector (in km).
km
(b) How far is the restaurant from the post office (in km)? (Give the straight-line distance.)
km
(e) If he returns directly from the restaurant to the post office, what is his displacement vector (in km) on the return trip?
ret
km
(d) What is his compass heading on the return trip? (Give your answer in degrees counterclockwise from the east axis.)
counterciockwise from the east axis

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