Answered: Adrianne walks to the shop by walking…

Adrianne walks to the shop by walking 500 m Northwest and then 400 m N 30° Determine her resultant displacement by doing appropriate calculations.

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

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

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

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 35P: A pedestrian walks 6.0 km east and then 13.0 km north. Use a graphical method to find the...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Q: A displacement measures 200 m, 40 degrees North of West. Its horizontal component is

A: Given data: Displacement (d) = 200 m Angle (θ) = 40°, North of West Required: The horizontal…

Q: What is the resultant of vectors A=5m East and B=10m 30° South of East using the polygon method

A: A = 5 m east B = 10 m 30° South of East Choose scale 5 m = 1 cm, so 10 m = 2 cm

Q: Ranjeet parks his car in a lot on the corner of Park Lane and Main Street. He walks 80 m east to…

A: Given Ranjeet walks 80 m east, then turn 30 degree to left and walk for 100 m ,after he took…

Q: A vector A has magnitude 4.0 units and points 30 degrees North of West. What is the X component of…

A: magnitude of AA=4.0 unitsangle with negative x axisθ=30°

Q: A boat sails 12 miles in northwest direction, after which it changes the direction and sails 66…

Q: A boy walks 4 m South and then walks 7 m at 35 degrees east of south. What is the boy's…

A: d1 →= -4j^ m d2 → = 7m (Sin(35o) i^ - Cos(35o)j^)d2 → = 4 i^ - 5.73j^ mBoy's displacement = d1 →…

Q: A novice golfer on the green takes three strokes to sink the ball. The successive displacements of…

Q: An ant walks 300cm north and 500cm west. What is his displacement?

A: The diagram for the given question is:

Q: esultant

Q: Vector A has a magnitude of 6.0 m and points 30° south of east. Vector B has a magnitude of 4.0 m…

A: The resultant of two vectors forming two sides of a parallelogram can be given by parallelogram law…

Q: Annie walks from her home going to school. Starting from their house, she walks 50 m east then walks…

A: The total distance walked by Annie is D = D1+D2 D = 50+60 D = 110 m To find the displacement, we…

Q: a +9e (a) Find the magnitude and the angle counter-clockwise magnitude direction (b) Find the…

A: Given data:- The three charge q1 = -8 e , q2 = +9e and q3 = -e a = 5.18 μm , b = 4.20 μm and angle…

Q: Vectors Ã and B are shown in the figure. Vector Č is given by C = Ã – B. The magnitude of vector A…

Q: A fishing boat heads due northwest at 20.0 m/s across a river with 140° that flows due southeast at…

A: Motion perpendicular are independent of each other. Motion can be uniform or accelerated. Motion is…

Q: An air traffic controller observes two airplanes approachingthe airport. The displacement from the…

A: Given: The displacement from the control tower to plane 1 is given by, vector A having magnitude 220…

Q: Using the component method: Solve for the Resultant vector given the following data: A = 3.5 m ; 60°…

Q: Vector A has a given magnitude of |A|=6.5 and points due east. Vector B, of unknown magnitude,…

Q: What is the resultant of vector A=5m West, B=10m 30° South of West and C=15m South using component…

A: A = 5 m West, B = 10 m at 30° South of West C = 15 m South Write the displacements in the vector…

Q: Using component method Vector A= 25ft,S Vectort B= 60Ft,SE

A: Given,A→ = 25 ft (towards south)B→ = 60 ft (towards South-East)

Q: The route followed by a hiker consists of three displacement vectors A, B, and C. Vector A is along…

Q: ector A has magnitude of 5 and its direction is 40 degree downward the x axis, w itude of 3 with…

A: Suppose Vector A has a magnitude of 5 & its direction is 400 downward the x-axis & Vector B…

Q: 22. Given vectors = 5î - 2f and D = 3î + 4ĵ, find: a. the projection of vector Conto the x-axis…

Q: entrance, Mariana first follows a passage 75.0 m north, then turns and moves 250 m east, then goes…

Q: A runway dog walks 0.64 km due N.He then runs fue W to a hotdog stand.If the magnitude of the dog's…

Q: The sum of vectors D, E and F is a resultant with a magnitude of 24.80 cm pointing 21.34o west of…

Q: A hiker walks 10.78 m at 18 degrees. What is the Y component of his displacement?

A: distance moved = 10.78 m direction of motion = 18 degree

Q: A man walks 54.5 metters east, then 30 meters west. Calculate his displacement relative to where he…

A: It is given that a person walks 54.5 meters in the east direction and then 30 meters in the west…

Q: Vector A>has a magnitude of 50 units and points in the positivex direction. A second vector,…

Q: You walk 37 m to the north, then turn 61° to your right and walk another 45 m. Determine the…

Q: A vector has component Ax=-3.50m and Ay=6.00m. Find the magnitude (in m) and the direction (in…

Q: Jim Nazium is walking from lunch to his PE class. He exits the lunchroom and walks 43 m west. He…

A: Given: d = 43 m west d' = 72 m north

Q: A car travels 87 miles north and then 114 miles west. What is the magnitude of the car's resultant…

Q: Find a vector representing wind coming from the southeast at 13 km/hr.

A: direction of the wind, 13 kmh southeast

Q: Betty runs 6 m North, 6 m west and 3 m south. Find the magnitude and direction of the resultant…

A: Given data: Betty runs 6 m North, 6 m West and 3 m South Displacement =?

Q: A boat travels on a course of bearing N 37 degree 109 W for 79.5 miles. How many miles north and how…

A: Given: The angle is θ=37°. The distance is d=79.5 mi. The expression for miles travelled by boat in…

Q: 12. A bus travels 20km north, 15km west and 35km in a direction 40o north of east. Calculate the…

Q: A plane flying due north at 100 m/s is blown by a strong wind at 500 m/s due east. What is the…

A: Let u denote the plane’s velocity, w denote the wind’s velocity, and v denote the resultant velocity…

Q: A novice golfer on the green takes three strokes to sink the ball. The successive displacements of…

Q: In the process of delivering mail, a postal worker walks 161 m, due east from his truck. He then…

A: Considering east as positive and west as negative. So, displacements are +161 and -194 m…

Q: find the horizontal and vectical displacement components of a 145 m displacement of a superhero that…

A: Given The displacement of the superhero = 145 m The angle =…

Q: Vectors A and B are shown in the figure. Vector Č is given by C = Ã – B. The magnitude of vector A…

Q: A woman enters a store and walks north a distance of 150 m and then turns East by 150 degrees before…

Q: An explorer is caught in a whiteout (in which the snowfall is so thick that the ground cannot be…

A: Let the + y axis be North and +x axis be East , The path which was supposed to be travelled from…

Q: runaway dog walks 0.64 km due north. He then runs due west to a hot dog stand. If the magnitude of…

Question

Adrianne walks to the shop by walking 500 m Northwest and then 400 m N 30° Determine her resultant displacement by doing appropriate calculations.

Expert Solution

This question has been solved!

Explore an expertly crafted, step-by-step solution for a thorough understanding of key concepts.

This is a popular solution!

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Step 1

VIEW

Step 2

VIEW

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps with 1 images

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Similar questions

A surveyor measures the distance across a river that flows straight north by the following method. Starting directly across from a tree on the opposite bank, the surveyor walks 100 m along the river to establish a baseline. She then sights across to the tree and reads that the angle from the baseline to the tree is 35 . How wide is the river?
A pedestrian walks 6.0 km east and then 13.0 km north. Use a graphical method to find the pedestrian’s resultant displacement and geographic direction.
Consider the three displacement vectors A=(3i3j)m, B=(i4j)m, and C=(2i+5j)m. Use the component method to determine (a) the magnitude and direction of the vector D=A+B+C and (b) the magnitude and direction of E=AB+C.
Vector A has x and y components of 8.70 cm and 15.0 cm, respectively; vector R has x and y components of 13.2 cm and 6.60 cm, respectively. If AB+3C=0, what are the components of C?
The magnitudes of two displacement vectors are A=20mand B=6m . What are the largest and the smallest values of the magnitude of the resultant.
A skater glides along a circular path of radius 5.00 m in clockwise direction. ‘When he coasts around one- half of the circle, starting from the west point, find (a) the magnitude of his displacement vector and (b) how far he actually skated. (c) What is the magnitude of his displacement vector when he skates all the way around the circle and comes back to the west point?
Assuming the +x-axis is horizontal to the right for the vectors in the preceding figure, find (a) the component of vector Aalong vector C , (b) the component of vector Calong vector A , (c) the component of vector i along vector F , and (d) the component of vector Falong vector i .
Given two displacement vectors A=(3.00i-4.00j-4.00K)m and B=(2.00i+3.00j-7.00K)m , find the displacements and their magnitudes for (a) C=A+B and (b) D=2AB .
Vector A has x and y components of 8.70 cm and 15.0 cm, respectively; vector B has x and y components of 13.2 cm and 6.60 cm, respectively. If AB+3C=0, what are the components of C?
Find the north and east components of the displacement from San Francisco to Sacramento shown in Figure 3.59.
A surveyor measures the distance across a straight river by the following method: starting directly across from a tree on the opposite bank, he walks x = 1.00 102 m along the riverbank to establish a baseline. Then he sights across to the tree. The angle from his baseline lo the tree is = 35.0 (Fig. P1.53). How wide is the river? Figure P1.53
A vector A has components Ax = 5.00 m and Ay = 9.00 m. Find (a) the magnitude and (b) the direction of the vector.