A skater on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal travels in a straight line 8.5 3 102 m [25° N of E] and then 5.6 3 102 m in a straight line [21° E of N]. The entire motion takes 4.2 min. (a) What is the skater’s displacement? (b) What are the skater’s average speed and average velocity?

A skater on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal travels in a straight line 8.5 3 102 m [25° N of E] and then 5.6 3 102 m in a straight line [21° E of N]. The entire motion takes 4.2 min. (a) What is the skater’s displacement? (b) What are the skater’s average speed and average velocity?

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