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ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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A physicist wanders 180m west, 210m southeast, and then 280m at 30 degrees east of north. After a fourth displacement, the physicist finds himself back where he started. Graph a scale drawing and determine graphically the magnitude and direction of the fourth displacement.

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Analyze the following figure.

Here, A, B, C, and D represent the first, second, third, and fourth displacement of the physicist.

The displacement A can be represented as,

The displacement B can be represented as,

Substitute the relevant values.

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