Chapter 5, Problem 106A

To determine

To Complete: The given problem so that it can be solved using two-dimensional vector addition.

Explanation of Solution

Introduction:

A two-dimensional vector with vector components provides the length of both the vector in each direction. For a 2D vector, the magnitude is equal to the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle in which the sides are the x - and y -components.

The problem can be: “Person A is cleaning his room when he finds his favorite basketball card under his bed. He displaces the card for $50\text{cm}.$ in the north and then puts it on a chair which is $30\text{cm}$ above the ground level. Find the total displacement of the card”.