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A car travelled 15 kilometers west, then travels east for another 45 km. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant displacement of the car.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

5th Edition

ISBN:9781133104261

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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Please help me answer this

A car travelled 15 kilometers west,
then travels east for another 45 km.
Calculate the magnitude and
direction of the resultant
displacement of the car.
a = b +e - 2bc cos A c=
= va + b
opp
cos e =
hyp
adj
tan 8 =
hyp
opp
sin e =
adj
sin A
sin B
sin C
30 km, E
30 km, W
60 km, E
60 km, W

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