Complete question is;
A cross-country skier moves 36 meters eastward, then 44 meters westward, and finally 22 meters eastward. What's the Magnitude and Direction?
Answer:
Magnitude = 14 m
Direction = eastward
Step-by-step explanation:
The magnitude and direction of this cross-country skier will be the gotten from his displacement.
Now, from directions of 4 cardinal points, we can say that the eastward direction is on the positive x-axis and is positive while the westward direction is on the negative x-axis and is negative.
From those positive and negative signs above, we can represent the movement of the skier as;
moves 36 meters eastward = 36 m
moves 44meters westward = -44 m
Moves finally 22 meters eastward = 22
Thus, displacement will be:
36 - 44 + 22 = 14
It is positive, and thus, the magnitude is 14 and the direction is east ward.