A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage that takes her a distance 190 m straight west, then a distance 219 m in a direction 45.0 degrees east of south, then a distance 290 m at 30.0 degrees, east of north. After a fourth unmeasured displacement she finds herself back where she started.

A spelunker is surveying a cave. She follows a passage that takes her a distance 190 m straight west, then a distance 219 m in a direction 45.0 degrees east of south, then a distance 290 m at 30.0 degrees, east of north. After a fourth unmeasured displacement she finds herself back where she started.

University Physics Volume 1

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Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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