A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 5.00 blocks west, 5.00 blocks north, and then 9.00 blocks east. (a) What is her resultant displacement? blocks at ° north of east (b) What is the total distance she travels? blocks

A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 5.00 blocks west, 5.00 blocks north, and then 9.00 blocks east. (a) What is her resultant displacement? blocks at ° north of east (b) What is the total distance she travels? blocks

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 5.00 blocks west, 5.00 blocks north, and then 9.00 blocks east.
(a) What is her resultant displacement?
blocks at
° north of east
(b) What is the total distance she travels?
blocks

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