2)A person going for a walk follows the path shown in Fig. The total trip consists of four straight-line paths. At the end of the walk, what is the person's resultant displacement measured from the starting point?

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Problem 2PE: Find the following for path B in Figure 3.54: (a) the total distance traveled, and (b) the magnitude...
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2)A person going for a walk follows the path shown in Fig. The total trip consists of four straight-line
paths. At the end of the walk, what is the person's resultant displacement measured from the starting
point?
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100 m
300 m
End
200 m
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30.0
60.0
150 m
Transcribed Image Text:2)A person going for a walk follows the path shown in Fig. The total trip consists of four straight-line paths. At the end of the walk, what is the person's resultant displacement measured from the starting point? Start 100 m 300 m End 200 m -- 30.0 60.0 150 m
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