You found a treasure map! It said, start at the well, go 100 m straight south, then 30 m, 40 degrees North of West, then 25 m straight east, and finally, 45 m, 75 degrees south of east. Using component method of vector addition, how far from the well and in what direction is the hidden treasure?

You found a treasure map! It said, start at the well, go 100 m straight south, then 30 m, 40 degrees North of West, then 25 m straight east, and finally, 45 m, 75 degrees south of east. Using component method of vector addition, how far from the well and in what direction is the hidden treasure?

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

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

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

Chapter2: Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 29P: A delivery man starts at the post office, chives 40 km north, then 20 km west, then 60 km northeast,...

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