Scoutmaster Greg and his scout troop are working on their orienteering merit badge. They start at an old stump in the center of a large open meadow. They first march 400 m west. Then they march 1000 m in a direction 42 \deg south of east. They then march 1500 m in a direction 53 \deg north of east. Finally, they march 500 m west. Find their total displacement (magnitude and direction) from the stump. (a) Displacement magnitude: m (\pm 10 m ) (b) Displacement direction (positive angle for north of east, negative for south of east): \deg (\ pm 0.1 \deg)

Scoutmaster Greg and his scout troop are working on their orienteering merit badge. They start at an old stump in the center of a large open meadow. They first march 400 m west. Then they march 1000 m in a direction 42 \deg south of east. They then march 1500 m in a direction 53 \deg north of east. Finally, they march 500 m west. Find their total displacement (magnitude and direction) from the stump. (a) Displacement magnitude: m (\pm 10 m ) (b) Displacement direction (positive angle for north of east, negative for south of east): \deg (\ pm 0.1 \deg)

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Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

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