A bear, awakening from winter hibernation, staggers directly northeast for 23 m and then due east for 23 m. Show each displacement graphically and graphically determine the single displacement that will take the bear back to her cave to continue her hibernation. magnitude direction ° south of west

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A bear, awakening from winter hibernation, staggers directly northeast for 23 m and then due east for 23 m. Show each
displacement graphically and graphically determine the single displacement that will take the bear back to her cave to
continue her hibernation.
magnitude
direction
o south of west
Transcribed Image Text:A bear, awakening from winter hibernation, staggers directly northeast for 23 m and then due east for 23 m. Show each displacement graphically and graphically determine the single displacement that will take the bear back to her cave to continue her hibernation. magnitude direction o south of west
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Given  first displacement 23 m in northeast direction

second displacement 23 m in east direction

we have to calculate the magnitude of total displacement and direction

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