After driving around and undergoing a displacement of Ar, = 21.5 km and Ar, = -14.7 km, a driver finds herself at position r2x = -38.1 km and r2y = 19.5 km. What were the components of the driver's initial position vector, r1x and riy, in kilometers? Pix = km rly km

After driving around and undergoing a displacement of Ar, = 21.5 km and Ar, = -14.7 km, a driver finds herself at position r2x = -38.1 km and r2y = 19.5 km. What were the components of the driver's initial position vector, r1x and riy, in kilometers? Pix = km rly km

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After driving around and undergoing a displacement of Ar, = 21.5 km and Ar, = -14.7 km, a driver finds herself at
position r2x = -38.1 km and r2y = 19.5 km. What were the components of the driver's initial position vector, r1x and riy,
in kilometers?
Pix =
km
rly
km

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