A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 1.43 km due east, 0.915 km due south, and 4.60 km in a direction 72.8° north of west. The time required for this trip is 1.582 h. Determine the magnitudes of the bird watcher's (a) displacement and (b) average velocity. (a) Number i (b) Number i 10 Units Units W N S E Ā Oc tee

A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 1.43 km due east, 0.915 km due south, and 4.60 km in a direction 72.8° north of west. The time required for this trip is 1.582 h. Determine the magnitudes of the bird watcher's (a) displacement and (b) average velocity. (a) Number i (b) Number i 10 Units Units W N S E Ā Oc tee

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Description: Can't understand how to get vector r. a=1.43, b=0.915, the total trip required was 1.582 hours, and c =4.60 at 72.8 degree angle. Do I do the pythagorean theorem? A bird watcher meanders through the woods, walking 1.43 km due east, 0.915 km due south

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.1: Vectors

Problem 3PP

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