A hiker starts at his camp and moves the following distances while exploring his surroundings: 66.0 m north, 2.60 ✕ 102 m east, 1.30 ✕ 102 m at an angle 30.0° north of east, and 1.50 ✕ 102 m south. (a) Find his resultant displacement from camp. (Take east as the positive x-direction and north as the positive y-direction.) magnitude     m direction     ° south of east (b) Would changes in the order in which the hiker makes the given displacements alter his final position? Yes No     Explain

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A hiker starts at his camp and moves the following distances while exploring his surroundings: 66.0 m north, 2.60 ✕ 102 m east, 1.30 ✕ 102 m at an angle 30.0° north of east, and 1.50 ✕ 102 m south.

(a) Find his resultant displacement from camp. (Take east as the positive x-direction and north as the positive y-direction.)
magnitude     m
direction     ° south of east

(b) Would changes in the order in which the hiker makes the given displacements alter his final position?
Yes No    

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