A person walks 2.05 km south and then 2.75 km east, all in 3.00 hours. (a) What is the magnitude (in km) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her displacement during the given time? km magnitude direction south of east (b) What is the magnitude (in km/h) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her average velocity during the given time? km/h magnitude direction • south of east (c) What was her average speed (in km/h) during the same time interval? km/h

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A person walks 2.05 km south and then 2.75 km east, all in 3.00 hours.
(a) What is the magnitude (in km) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her displacement during the given time?
km
• south of east
magnitude
direction
(b) What is the magnitude (in km/h) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her average velocity during the given time?
km/h
• south of east
magnitude
direction
(c) What was her average speed (in km/h) during the same time interval?
km/h
Transcribed Image Text:A person walks 2.05 km south and then 2.75 km east, all in 3.00 hours. (a) What is the magnitude (in km) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her displacement during the given time? km • south of east magnitude direction (b) What is the magnitude (in km/h) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her average velocity during the given time? km/h • south of east magnitude direction (c) What was her average speed (in km/h) during the same time interval? km/h
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A person walks 2.05 km south and then 2.75 km east, all in 3.00 hours.
(a) What is the magnitude (in km) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her displacement during the given time?
3.43
✓
km
53.3
X
You may have reversed the components when finding the angle. You found the angle east of south, instead of south of east. ° south of east
magnitude
direction
(b) What is the magnitude (in km/h) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her average velocity during the given time?
magnitude
1.14
km/h
direction
53.3
x
If the average velocity vector is the displacement vector divided by time, how should the directions of the average velocity and displacement
be related? south of east
(c) What was her average speed (in km/h) during the same time interval?
1.60
✓ km/h
Transcribed Image Text:A person walks 2.05 km south and then 2.75 km east, all in 3.00 hours. (a) What is the magnitude (in km) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her displacement during the given time? 3.43 ✓ km 53.3 X You may have reversed the components when finding the angle. You found the angle east of south, instead of south of east. ° south of east magnitude direction (b) What is the magnitude (in km/h) and direction (in degrees south of east) of her average velocity during the given time? magnitude 1.14 km/h direction 53.3 x If the average velocity vector is the displacement vector divided by time, how should the directions of the average velocity and displacement be related? south of east (c) What was her average speed (in km/h) during the same time interval? 1.60 ✓ km/h
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