Three players on a reality TV show are brought to the center of a large, flat field. Each is given a meter stick, a compass, a calculator, a shovel, and (in a different order for each contestant) the following three displacements: A=71 m 52.0° west of north B=59 m 26.0° south of west C=27.8m due south The three displacements lead to the point in the field where the keys to a new Porsche are buried. Two players start measuring immediately, but the winner first calculates where to go. What does she calculate?

Three players on a reality TV show are brought to the center of a large, flat field. Each is given a meter stick, a compass, a calculator, a shovel, and (in a different order for each contestant) the following three displacements: A=71 m 52.0° west of north B=59 m 26.0° south of west C=27.8m due south The three displacements lead to the point in the field where the keys to a new Porsche are buried. Two players start measuring immediately, but the winner first calculates where to go. What does she calculate?

College Physics

11th Edition

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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