1. Vicky walks 8 km East, then 5 km South and finally 6 km West. Find her resultant displacement. 2. Find the resultant of the following vectors: 10 cm North; 25 cm 30° North of East; 30 cm 60° North of West The

1. Vicky walks 8 km East, then 5 km South and finally 6 km West. Find her resultant displacement. 2. Find the resultant of the following vectors: 10 cm North; 25 cm 30° North of East; 30 cm 60° North of West The

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Chapter2: Vectors

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Direction: Solve the following worded problems on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Vicky walks 8 km East, then 5 km South and finally 6 km West. Find her resultant
displacement.
2. Find the resultant of the following vectors: 10 cm North; 25 cm 30° North of East; 30 cm
60° North of West
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