A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 9.00 blocks west, 4.00 blocks north, and then 5.00 blocks east. (a) What is her resultant displacement? = ______ blocks (b) What is the total distance she travels? = ______ blocks

A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 9.00 blocks west, 4.00 blocks north, and then 5.00 blocks east. (a) What is her resultant displacement? = blocks (b) What is the total distance she travels? = blocks

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 51P: A person going for a walk follows the path shown in Figure P1.51. The total trip consists of four...

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A girl delivering newspapers covers her route by traveling 9.00 blocks west, 4.00 blocks north, and then 5.00 blocks east.

(a) What is her resultant displacement?
= ______ blocks

(b) What is the total distance she travels?

= ______ blocks

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