Three players on a reality TV show are brought to the center of a large, flat field. Each is given a meter stick, a compass, a calculator, a shovel, and (in a different order for each contestant) the following three displacements: A=71 m 52.0° west of north B=59 m 26.0° south of west C=27.8m due south The three displacements lead to the point in the field where the keys to a new Porsche are buried. Two players start measuring immediately, but the winner first calculates where to go. What does she calculate?

Three players on a reality TV show are brought to the center of a large, flat field. Each is given a meter stick, a compass, a calculator, a shovel, and (in a different order for each contestant) the following three displacements: A=71 m 52.0° west of north B=59 m 26.0° south of west C=27.8m due south The three displacements lead to the point in the field where the keys to a new Porsche are buried. Two players start measuring immediately, but the winner first calculates where to go. What does she calculate?

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

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

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

Chapter4: Motion In Two And Three Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 19P

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