A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 0.149 km due east, O.579 km due south, and 3.70 km in a direction 52.8 ° north of west. The time required for this trip is 1.002 h. Determine the magnitudes of the bird watcher's (a) displacement and (b) average velocity. W (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units

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A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 0.149 km due east, 0.579 km due south, and 3.70 km in a direction 52.8 ° north
of west. The time required for this trip is 1.002 h. Determine the magnitudes of the bird watcher's (a) displacement and (b) average
velocity.
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S
(a) Number
i
Units
(b) Number
i
Units
Transcribed Image Text:A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 0.149 km due east, 0.579 km due south, and 3.70 km in a direction 52.8 ° north of west. The time required for this trip is 1.002 h. Determine the magnitudes of the bird watcher's (a) displacement and (b) average velocity. E S (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units
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