A student, following directions on her map, starts at the origin and walks the following routes: • 36 meters North 0 = 90° 15 meters West 0 = 180° 20 meters South 0 = 270 27 meters East 0 = 0 After the student has finished walking, her horizontal displacement is type your answer. meters and her vertical displacement is type your answer.. meters. She is type your answer. meters from the origin. Her direction is type your answer. degrees, measured counterclockwise from the +x-direction.

A student, following directions on her map, starts at the origin and walks the following routes: • 36 meters North 0 = 90° 15 meters West 0 = 180° 20 meters South 0 = 270 27 meters East 0 = 0 After the student has finished walking, her horizontal displacement is type your answer. meters and her vertical displacement is type your answer.. meters. She is type your answer. meters from the origin. Her direction is type your answer. degrees, measured counterclockwise from the +x-direction.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337553278

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter3: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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