You drive a car 660 ft to the east, then 370 ft to the north. (a) What is the magnitude of your displacement? (b) Using a sketch, estimate the direction of your displacement. (c) Verify your estimate in part (b) with a numerical calculation of the direction.

You drive a car 660 ft to the east, then 370 ft to the north. (a) What is the magnitude of your displacement? (b) Using a sketch, estimate the direction of your displacement. (c) Verify your estimate in part (b) with a numerical calculation of the direction.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter5: Displacement And Force In Two Dimensions

Section5.1: Vectors

Problem 1PP

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