3. A man leaves his front door, walks 1000 ft east, 2000 ft north, and then takes a penny from his pocket and drops it from a cliff 500 ft high. (a) Set up a coordinate system and write down an expression, using unit vectors, for the displacement of the penny. (b) The man then returns to his front door, following a different path on the return trip. What is his resultant displacement for the round trip?

3. A man leaves his front door, walks 1000 ft east, 2000 ft north, and then takes a penny from his pocket and drops it from a cliff 500 ft high. (a) Set up a coordinate system and write down an expression, using unit vectors, for the displacement of the penny. (b) The man then returns to his front door, following a different path on the return trip. What is his resultant displacement for the round trip?

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ISBN:9781285737027

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter3: Vectors And Two-Dimensional Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 4WUE: A hiker walks from (x1, y1) = (4.00 km. 3.00 km) to (x2, y2) = (3.00 km, 6.00 km), (a) What distance...

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