A postal employee drives a delivery truck along the following route. He drives 7km due east, 2km due south and 6.5 km in a direction 60° north of east. Calculate the magnitude and direction of his resultant displacement. (i) The sum of the X components (EX) is = km (ii) The sum of the Y components (EY) is = %3D km (iii) The magnitude of the resultant displacement is = km (iv) The direction (angle) of the resultant displacement (in degrees) is = °, North of East

A postal employee drives a delivery truck along the following route. He drives 7km due east, 2km due south and 6.5 km in a direction 60° north of east. Calculate the magnitude and direction of his resultant displacement. (i) The sum of the X components (EX) is = km (ii) The sum of the Y components (EY) is = %3D km (iii) The magnitude of the resultant displacement is = km (iv) The direction (angle) of the resultant displacement (in degrees) is = °, North of East

College Physics

11th Edition

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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