A cave diver enters a long underwater tunnel. When his displacement with respect to the entry point is 20m, he accidentally drops his camera, but he doesn't notice it missing until he is some 6 m farther into the tunnel. He swims back 10 m but cannot find the camera, so he decides to end the dive. How far from the entry point is he? Taking the positive direction out of the tunnel, what is his displacement vector relative to the entry point?

A cave diver enters a long underwater tunnel. When his displacement with respect to the entry point is 20m, he accidentally drops his camera, but he doesn't notice it missing until he is some 6 m farther into the tunnel. He swims back 10 m but cannot find the camera, so he decides to end the dive. How far from the entry point is he? Taking the positive direction out of the tunnel, what is his displacement vector relative to the entry point?

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 19P

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