A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 3.25 blocks west, 4.75 blocks north, and then 8.75 blocks east. (a) What is her resultant displacement? magnitude = blocks direction = ° north of east (b) What is the total distance she travels? =blocks

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A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 3.25 blocks west, 4.75 blocks north, and then 8.75 blocks east.

(a) What is her resultant displacement?
magnitude    =  blocks
direction    =  ° north of east


(b) What is the total distance she travels?
    =blocks
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displacement along first leg of route (d1) = 3.25 blocks (-i^)displacement along second leg of route (d2) = 4.75 blocks (j^)displacement along third leg of route (d3) = 8.75 blocks (i^)

 

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