Mariana finds a cave to explore. Starting at the cave entrance, Mariana first follows a passage 75.0 m north, then turns and moves 250 m east, then goes 101 m at an angle 30.0° north of east, and finally moves 184 m south. Find the resultant displacement from the cave entrance. Shown is a sketch of the situation not drawn to scale. (Give the magnitude of the displacement in m and the direction in degrees south of east.) Cave entrance W m N E 0 What is the resultant displacement from the entrance? magnitude direction south of east Final position

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Mariana finds a cave to explore. Starting at the cave entrance, Mariana first follows a passage 75.0 m north, then turns and moves 250 m east, then goes 101 m at an
angle 30.0° north of east, and finally moves 184 m south. Find the resultant displacement from the cave entrance. Shown is a sketch of the situation not drawn to scale.
(Give the magnitude of the displacement in m and the direction in degrees south of east.)
Cave
entrance
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What is the resultant displacement from the entrance?
magnitude
direction
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° south of east
Transcribed Image Text:Mariana finds a cave to explore. Starting at the cave entrance, Mariana first follows a passage 75.0 m north, then turns and moves 250 m east, then goes 101 m at an angle 30.0° north of east, and finally moves 184 m south. Find the resultant displacement from the cave entrance. Shown is a sketch of the situation not drawn to scale. (Give the magnitude of the displacement in m and the direction in degrees south of east.) Cave entrance W S E Final position What is the resultant displacement from the entrance? magnitude direction m ° south of east
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